Section 6-304
§ 6-304 Director of citywide environmental purchasing. There shall be
a director of citywide environmental purchasing who shall:
a. develop, establish, as appropriate, by promulgation of rules and
implement environmental purchasing standards, in addition to those set
forth in this chapter, the purpose of which shall be to: conserve energy
and water; increase the use of recycled and reused materials; reduce
hazardous substances, with an emphasis on persistent, bioaccumulative
and toxic chemicals; decrease greenhouse gas emissions; improve indoor
air quality; promote end-of-life management; and reduce waste;
b. at least once every two years, review and, if necessary, update or
revise the city's environmental purchasing standards;
c. when promulgating any rules pursuant to this chapter, consider, as
appropriate, any available scientific evidence, or specifications,
guidelines or rules of other governmental agencies or organizations
supporting the establishment of environmental purchasing standards, as
well as the electronic product environmental assessment tool;
d. partner, as appropriate, with other levels of government or
jurisdictions to establish joint environmental purchasing standards,
including working with and encouraging state agencies that supervise
contracts from which the city purchases goods pursuant to paragraph five
of subdivision a of section 6-303 of this chapter to meet or exceed any
relevant city environmental purchasing standard;
e. monitor agency compliance with the city's environmental purchasing
standards; and
f. submit an annual report to the speaker of the council and the mayor
by October 1 of each year detailing the city's progress in meeting the
purposes of this chapter, as specified in subdivision a of this section,
and the city's environmental purchasing standards, which report shall at
a minimum include:
(1) the total value of goods contracts entered into by any agency that
comply with one or more city environmental purchasing standards;
(2) a list of all solicitations that include any product that is
subject to this chapter with an indication of the environmental
purchasing specifications in each such solicitation and the city
environmental purchasing standard that is applicable to any such product
specified in such solicitation;
(3) a list and the aggregate dollar value of contracts exempted
pursuant to subdivision a of section 6-303 of this chapter according to
each type of exemption;
(4) a list and the aggregate dollar value of contracts for which a
waiver has been issued pursuant to subdivision b of section 6-303 of
this chapter according to each type of waiver with an explanation of the
director's basis for granting each such waiver;
(5) any material changes to the city's environmental purchasing
standards since the last publication of such report, including any new,
updated or revised rules established or determinations made by the
director;
(6) an identification of any product for which new or additional
environmental purchasing standards are necessary;
(7) beginning January 1, 2008, an explanation of any determination
pursuant to subdivision b of section 6-308 of this chapter not to
require compliance with the CPG;
(8) a list of products considered in implementing subdivision c of
section 6-308 of this chapter, including an indication of whether any
such products were determined to be of inadequate quality, unavailable
within a reasonable period of time, at a price that does not exceed a
cost premium of seven percent (7%) above the cost of a comparable
product that is not a recycled product or at a price that does not
exceed a cost premium of five percent (5%) above the cost that would
apply pursuant to subdivision a of section 6-308;
(9) beginning January 1, 2008, an explanation of any determination
pursuant to subdivision c or d of section 6-306 of this chapter not to
require compliance with the federal energy management program;
(10) a description of the good faith efforts required pursuant to
subdivision b of section 6-302 of this chapter;
(11) a description of the director's efforts pursuant to subdivision d
of this section;
(12) until October 12, 2012, a report on the implementation of section
6-307, section 6-309 and subdivision b of section 6-310 of this chapter;
and
(13) for the annual report required in 2008, and every fourth year
thereafter, for each product subject to the provisions of this chapter,
the total dollar value of such products purchased or leased by any
agency and the portion of such purchases that comply with the city's
environmental purchasing standards; and, to the extent practicable, the
total value of such products purchased or leased by any contractor
pursuant to any contract with any agency, including any such contract
for construction work in any building, that is subject to this chapter
and the portion of such purchases that comply with the city's
environmental purchasing standards.
Section 6-305
§ 6-305 Agency implementation. a. Each agency shall designate an
environmental purchasing officer who shall:
(1) coordinate with the director to ensure agency compliance with the
city's environmental purchasing standards; and
(2) submit an annual report as required by the director detailing such
compliance.
b. The department of education shall submit an annual report to the
speaker of the council and the mayor by October 1 of each year detailing
the department's procurement activities that are consistent with the
city's environmental purchasing standards.
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