229.8273
229.8273(1) (1) In this section:
229.8273(1)(a) (a) “Contractor” means a professional football team, as described under s. 229.823 , or a related party, or any other person who enters into a contract for construction or renovation work or professional services contracts, as described in sub.
(2).
229.8273(1)(am) (am) “Disabled veteran-owned business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3) .
229.8273(1)(b) (b) “Minority business” has the meaning given in s. 16.287 (1) (e) .
229.8273(1)(c) (c) “Minority group member” has the meaning given in s. 16.287 (1) (f) .
229.8273(1)(d) (d) “Women’s business” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture or corporation that is at least 51 percent owned, controlled and actively managed by w
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229.8273
229.8273(1) (1) In this section:
229.8273(1)(a) (a) “Contractor” means a professional football team, as described under s. 229.823 , or a related party, or any other person who enters into a contract for construction or renovation work or professional services contracts, as described in sub. (2) .
229.8273(1)(am) (am) “Disabled veteran-owned business” means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3) .
229.8273(1)(b) (b) “Minority business” has the meaning given in s. 16.287 (1) (e) .
229.8273(1)(c) (c) “Minority group member” has the meaning given in s. 16.287 (1) (f) .
229.8273(1)(d) (d) “Women’s business” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture or corporation that is at least 51 percent owned, controlled and actively managed by women.
229.8273(2) (2) A district shall ensure that, for construction or renovation work and professional services contracts that relate to the construction or renovation of football stadium facilities that are financed by the proceeds of bonds issued under s. 229.824 (8) , a person who is awarded such a contract by the district or by a contractor shall agree, as a condition to receiving the contract, that his or her goal shall be to ensure that at least 15 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be minority group members, at least 1 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be employees of a disabled veteran-owned business, and at least 5 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be women.
229.8273(3) (3) It shall be a goal of the district to ensure that at least 15 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts that relate to the construction or renovation of football stadium facilities that are financed by the proceeds of bonds issued under s. 229.824 (8) , shall be awarded to minority businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the board shall be awarded to disabled veteran-owned businesses, and at least 5 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded by the board shall be awarded to women’s businesses.
229.8273(4) (4)
229.8273(4)(a) (a) The district shall ensure that, for construction or renovation work and professional services contracts described under sub. (2) , a person who is awarded such a contract by the district or by a contractor shall agree, as a condition to receiving the contract, that if he or she is unable to meet the goal under sub. (2) , he or she shall make a good faith effort to contract with the technical college district board of the technical college district in which the football stadium facilities are to be constructed or renovated, or the professional services contract is to be performed, to develop appropriate training programs designed to increase the pool of minority group members, disabled veterans, and women who are qualified to perform the construction work or professional services.
229.8273(4)(b) (b) If the district is unable to meet the goals under sub. (3) , the district shall make a good faith effort to contract with the technical college district board of the technical college district in which the contracts described under sub. (3) are to be performed to develop appropriate training programs designed to increase the pool of minority group members, disabled veterans, and women who are qualified to perform the contracts described under sub. (3) .
229.8273(5) (5)
229.8273(5)(a) (a) The district shall hire an independent person to monitor and a project coordinator to satisfy the district’s and the contractor’s compliance with minority contracting goals under subs. (2) and (3) . The person hired shall have previous experience working with minority group members. The district shall develop a mechanism to receive regular reports from the person hired with respect to the results of the person’s studies of compliance with minority contracting goals.
229.8273(5)(b) (b) If the district or a contractor is unable to meet the goals under sub. (2) or (3) , the person hired under par. (a) shall assess whether the district or contractor made a good faith effort to reach the goals. In determining whether a good faith effort was made to meet the goals, the person hired shall consider all of the following factors:
229.8273(5)(b)1. 1. The supply of eligible minority businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, and women’s businesses that have the financial capacity, technical capacity and previous experience in the areas in which contracts were awarded.
229.8273(5)(b)2. 2. The competing demands for the services provided by eligible minority businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, and women’s businesses, as described in subd. 1. , in areas in which contracts were awarded.
229.8273(5)(b)3. 3. The extent to which the district or contractors advertised for and aggressively solicited bids from eligible minority businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, and women’s businesses, as described in subd. 1. , and the extent to which eligible minority businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, and women’s businesses submitted bids.
229.8273(7) (7) The goals under subs. (2) and (3) shall apply to all of the following:
229.8273(7)(a) (a) Any insurance-funded repair work on football stadium facilities.
229.8273(7)(b) (b) Any post-construction contract related to football stadium facilities for management of the facilities, for professional services and for development services, except that this paragraph does not apply to a post-construction contract for general maintenance of football stadium facilities that is provided by a political subdivision.
229.8273(7)(c) (c) Any contractor, subcontractor or any other person who is awarded or enters into a contract that relates to the construction or renovation of football stadium facilities that are financed by the proceeds of bonds issued under s. 229.824 (8) , or any subcontractor of such a person.