Alex Harrison at The Evanston RoundTable reports Committee Members, City Staff and Regional Union Reps recently dug deep into the potential effects of a proposed Responsible Bidder Ordinance (RBO), with a particular focus on a mandate that requires contractors to engage in Union Apprenticeship Training.  During a meeting of the City’s Minority, Women, Disadvantaged & Evanston Business Enterprise (M/W/D/EBE) Development Committee), it was explained that an RBO would create requirements for companies bidding on Public Works Construction Projects worth at least $25,000, as well as any subcontractors hired onto the job by the primary contract winner.  The proposal was backed by several Regional Construction Trade Unions.  A full RBO draft went before the Committee, along with a Responsible Bidder Toolkit from the Illinois Indiana Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting.

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