Companion Ordinances

Two companion ordinances were enacted to support the purpose of the Living Wage Ordinance:

Contractor Standards Ordinance (Page 3 of San Diego Municipal Code Division 30) is intended to verify a bidder is capable to perform the contract and has the business integrity to justify award of tax dollars. Further details are provided in Contractor Standards Rules .

• Applies on all City contracts and subcontracts.
• Contractor submits Pledge of Compliance , signed under penalty of perjury, stating firm's:
  • financial resources;
  • technical qualifications;
  • experience;
  • material, equipment, and expertise to carry out the work;
  • satisfactory record of performance; and
  • satisfactory record of compliance with applicable statutes and regulations.
• Contractor must notify City within 15 days if government investigates firm.
• Violations may result in material breach of contract or contractor declared as non-responsible.

Service Worker Retention Ordinance (San Diego Municipal Code Division 28) is intended to minimize disruption in services when contractors are changed and give incumbent employees a reasonable opportunity to obtain possible employment with a new contractor. Further details are provided in Rules for Worker Retention for Services over $25,000 .

• Applies on City service contracts greater than $25,000 with a term of more than 90 days; does not include professional service contracts, construction, or purchase/lease of goods.
• Terminated contractor provides employee information to new contractor and new contractor retains these employees for a 90-day transition period.
• Violations may result in termination of contract.
• Employee alleging violation of Service Worker Retention Ordinance may bring a private cause of action in state court against contractor.