Colorado § 24-103-1001 Legislative declaration

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-103-1001 — Legislative declaration

Colorado·Title 24 Government·Art. Source Selection and Contract Formation

(1)The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:

(a)It is imperative and the public policy of Colorado that the state procurement process be free from bias so that all qualified persons and entities may compete for state business;

(b)A fair procurement process not only ensures justice and fairness in state contracting but will broaden the procurement contractor pool, which will result in efficiencies statewide and, as warranted, promote the growth of historically underutilized businesses, thereby creating jobs and stimulating the state's economy;

(c)Although studies establishing discrimination in procurement for certain industries or in certain localities have been conducted, a comprehensive analysis of state contracts awarded to historically underutiliz

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(1) The general assembly hereby
finds, determines, and declares that:

(a) It is imperative and the public policy of Colorado that the state
procurement process be free from bias so that all qualified persons and entities
may compete for state business;

(b) A fair procurement process not only ensures justice and fairness in state
contracting but will broaden the procurement contractor pool, which will result in
efficiencies statewide and, as warranted, promote the growth of historically
underutilized businesses, thereby creating jobs and stimulating the state's
economy;

(c) Although studies establishing discrimination in procurement for certain
industries or in certain localities have been conducted, a comprehensive analysis of
state contracts awarded to historically underutilized businesses has not yet been
commissioned;

(d) The United States supreme court has recognized that disparity studies
are tools that seek to qualify and quantify past discrimination and recommend
certain corrective measures as may be warranted by the study's findings;

(e) If any disparities exist, such a study is essential to the ultimate
achievement of a marketplace in which historically underutilized businesses are not
subject to discrimination and can obtain a fair market share of contract
expenditures; and

(f) Therefore, it is the intent of the general assembly, consistent with the
code's stated policies of ensuring the fair and equitable treatment of persons who
deal with the procurement system and fostering effective broad-based competition
within the free enterprise system, that an independent study be commissioned to:

(I) Determine the frequency with which state contracts are awarded to
historically underutilized businesses and the monetary amounts of such awards,
compared to the frequency and size of contracts awarded to other businesses; and

(II) To the extent that the study establishes that disparities attributable to
past or present discrimination exist or inhere in the state procurement process, to
recommend remedial measures to address the effects of that discrimination.

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