Enforcement.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 28-327
in effectSec. 28-327. - Enforcement.
(a) Penalty. A contractor's failure to meet or exceed applicable requirements as established by the work hours reflected in LCPtracker shall result in a penalty of thirty-one dollars ($31.00) for each hour not achieved up to a maximum of three percent (3%) of the maximum contract amount.
(b) Compliance plan. DEDO may enter into a compliance plan with contractors that fail to meet applicable target hire or apprentice utilization requirements pursuant to section 28-325 but demonstrate a good faith effort to comply pursuant to DEDO rules. Contractors that comply with the requirements of the approved compliance plan shall not be subject to the penalties in subsection (a) above.
(c) Failure to pay penalty or perform compliance plan. Failure of a contractor to pay penalties within sixty (60) days of mailing of a written notice assessing a penalty may be grounds for debarment pursuant to section 20-77. Failure of a contractor to perform as required by an approved compliance plan may be grounds for debarment pursuant to section 20-77. In addition, failure to pay an assessed penalty or perform as required by an approved compliance plan may result in the termination for cause of existing contracts.
(d) Adjustment of requirements by DEDO's executive director. Apprentice utilization and target hire requirements for a construction contract or work order may be adjusted if DEDO's executive director finds evidence that a project will have disproportionately limited work by trades with registered apprenticeship programs compared to projects of a similar size and type or insufficient access to individuals from target categories.
(Ord. No. 387-23, § 2, 5-1-23)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH28HURI_ARTXIWODERECOCOWOOR_S28-327ENFetched: 10/27/2026