Compliance

Before awarding a contract, the City of San Diego conducts a pre-award compliance review of prospective contractors. As part of this review, the City evaluates each contractor's workforce, equal employment opportunity (EEO) policies, practices, and employment records, as well as its proposed subcontractors. The purpose of the pre-award compliance review is to ensure that contractors comply with EEO and nondiscrimination requirements and are not engaged in unlawful discriminatory practices before the City awards a contract.

• Work Force Report: Contractors may be required to submit workforce demographic data so the City can assess workforce representation and support EEO compliance.
• Good Faith Effort: The City evaluates whether bidders have made meaningful and documented efforts to meet subcontractor participation goals when required by a solicitation.

Contract Compliance Officers

To ensure the success of each and every City contract, each contractor is assigned to a Contract Compliance Officer in the Purchasing & Contracting Department. The Contract Compliance Officer's role is to assist the contractor in achieving compliance in labor laws and regulations, such as prevailing wage, certified payroll, apprenticeship utilization, and subcontractor participation goals.

Your Contract Compliance Officer is your point of contact for City contracting and will be your advocate, as well as your guide, in the successful completion of your City contract.