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The mission of the Office of Contract Compliance is to certify Minority, Women and Veteran Owned Business Enterprises (MBE/WBE/VBEs), to ensure that all County purchases comply with the Cook County Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise Ordinance, to educate County User departments and vendors on the importance and the process of complying with the Ordinance, to develop MBE/WBE and VBEs capable of performing as primes, and to work together as a team to monitor the success of the process.

 

Attention Cook County Certified Vendors

Effective October 8, 2011 there will be significant changes to Cook County’s Supplier Diversity Program.
 

Personal Net Worth Statement

All applicants applying for Cook County Certification or submitting a No Change and/or Re-Certification as MBE/WBE and/or VBE must complete a "Personal Net Worth Statement."
 

Regular Dealer

The person must be an established business that engages, as its principal business and under its own name, in the procurement and sale or lease of the products in question.
 

Small Business

Small businesses cannot exceed the Federal SBA size standards of 13 CFR Part 121.
 

County Marketplace

The counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Kendall and Will are certifying areas for Cook County.  Veteran certifications are national.
 
Effective March 15, 2011
 

On-line Certification Application Process

You can complete and submit the certification application on-line.
 

Certification Processing Fees

Minority and Women Business Enterprises will be charged a non-refundable fee to process certification applications however Veteran certification applications will be free of charge.

  • Certification Application - $200

  • Re-Certification Application - $100

  • No-Change Affidavit - $50

  • Veteran Application - No Charge

 

Veteran Certification

Cook County now certifies firms that are at least 51% owned and operated by veterans. more >>
 

E-Alerts regarding contracting opportunities for Cook County Government including:  

Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, Health & Hospitals System, Forest Preserve, Highway Department, Brookfield Zoo, Chicago Botanic Garden.  Certified  firms will receive emails notifying them when a contract opportunity matches the services or products they provide.
 

Links to Government Opportunities

Cook County’s website will link to other government agencies procurement opportunities that recognize Cook County’s certifications. more >>
 
 

   

Procurement Code

Cook County Procurement Code Governing Certification of Minority, Women and Veteran-Owned Businesses
(This Code provide the criteria for determining a firm's eligibility for participation as a MBE/WBE/VBE in Cook County.)

 

2011 Revision to the Cook County Procurement Code Chapter 34, Article IV (Office of the Purchasing Agent)

 

2011 Revision to Division 8 of the Procurement Code - Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises  Chapter 34, Article IV, Division 8 (Contract Compliance)

 

Directory of Certified Vendors

thumbnail screen image of the Vendor Directory siteDirectory of Cook County Certified MBE/WBE Vendors
Link to view the online directory of all current certified MBE/WBE vendors with specialty areas and detailed contact information.
(This will open a new browser window and direct you to our PRISM directory site.)

 

 

 

 

 

Related Links

Cook County Office of the Chief Procurement

The Office of the Chief Procurement provides online a listing of all current bid proposals, professional service requests (RFPs), awarded bids, forms and other information about procurement in Cook County.

 

Cook County Health & Hospitals System: Purchasing
The CCHHS provides an online listing of all current, upcoming and awarded contracts for the CCHHS, as well as online vendor registration.  

 

Forest Preserve District

The Forest Preserve District of Cook County also provides an online listing of current bid opportunities and other information about procurement with the Forest Preserve District.

 

Highway Department

Purchases for Cook County Highway construction projects are solicited through formal bid request.  The Cook County Highway Department accepts DBE participation on contracts.

 

Brookfield Zoo

The Chicago Zoological Society is committed to ensuring that certified minority-owned business enterprises (MBE's) , women-owned business enterprises (WBE's), disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE's), and U.S. Small Business Administration 8(a)-certified (8(a)'s) firms are afforded opportunites to compete for and participate in the Chicago Zoological Society's purchasing activities.

 

Chicago Botanic Garden

Opportunities to submit request for proposals are available periodically at the Chicago Botanic Garden.  You may obtain information on business opportunities via e-mail or mail.  If applicable, we request that you also provide Minority and Women-Owned Business Enteprise certification.

 

 

Contract Compliance, Office of
Agency Contact Information Portlet  
Contact Information
Contact Information

Bureau Name:

Finance, Bureau of

Main Office:

118 N. Clark Street Room 1020
Chicago, Illinois 60602

Telephone: (312)603-5502
Fax: (312) 603-4547

Director:
 E. LaVerne Hall

Hours:
M-F: 8.30AM-4.30PM;
Sat-Sun: Closed

 

URL:

cookcountyil.gov/
ContractCompliance