Administration

Baltimore City Code art. 5, subtit. 28, ch. 1, pt. II

in effect

Baltimore City Code, Article 5, § 28-9 Business Opportunity Office established.

§ 28-9. Business Opportunity Office established. (a) In general. There is a Minority and Women’s Business Opportunity Office in the Department of Law. (b) Chief to administer. The Office is administered and controlled by the Chief of the Minority and Women’s Business Opportunity Office, who reports directly to the City Solicitor. (Ord. 16-595; Ord. 00-098.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 5, § 28-10 General functions and duties of Office.

§ 28-10. General functions and duties of Office. (a) In general. The Minority and Women’s Business Opportunity Office is responsible for the administration of this subtitle. (b) Specific duties. The Office’s duties include: (1) certification of business enterprises covered by this subtitle; (2) maintaining a directory of business enterprises certified under this subtitle; (3) providing information and needed assistance to business enterprises covered by this subtitle to increase their ability to compete effectively for the award of City contracts; (4) investigating alleged violations of this subtitle and, when appropriate, making written recommendations for remedial action; (5) developing and distributing all necessary forms, applications, and documents necessary to comply with this subtitle; (6) maintaining statistics on and reviewing regularly the progress of agencies towards achieving the annual goals for the utilization of minority business enterprises, women’s business enterprises, small business enterprises, and local business enterprises; (7) recommending to appropriate City officials methods to further the policies and goals of this subtitle; (8) monitoring contractors throughout the duration of their contracts to ensure that all efforts are made to comply with this subtitle; and (9) certifying compliance with this subtitle before contracts are submitted to the Board of Estimates for award. (Ord. 16-595; Ord. 00-118; Ord. 00-098.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 5, § 28-11 Rules and regulations.

§ 28-11. Rules and regulations. Subject to Title 4 {“Administrative Procedure Act – Regulations”} of the City General Provisions Article, the Office may adopt rules and regulations to carry out this subtitle. (Text Conformed 02/14/21; Ord. 16-595; Ord. 00-098.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 5, § 28-12 Authority of Board of Estimates and Finance Department.

§ 28-12. Authority of Board of Estimates and Finance Department. (a) Authority of Board of Estimates not abrogated. Nothing in this subtitle abrogates the authority of the Board of Estimates to award contracts under Article VI, § 11 of the City Charter. (b) Board of Estimates may waive minor defects. At its discretion, the Board of Estimates may waive minor defects and errors in a bidder’s submissions under this subtitle. (c) Authority of Finance Department not abrogated. Nothing in this subtitle abrogates the authority of the Department of Finance to insure that competitive bidding is used and competitive prices are obtained in purchasing materials, supplies, equipment, and services to the fullest practicable extent, under Article VII, § 17, of the City Charter. (Ord. 16-595; Ord. 00-098.)

Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/5/28/1/IIFetched: 10/25/2026