It is the specific intent of the Common Council in adopting this Ordinance to enact a procurement system which meets the standards governing state and local grantee procurement as regards procurements and contracts using Federal funds and which is certified by Federal grantor agencies. Therefore, as regards such procurements and contracts, the provisions of this Ordinance are intended to be construed as compatible with the fulfilling the requirements contained in Attachment O of Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A- 102, Revised, contained in Federal Register Vol. 44, No. 159, pages 47874 to and including 47878 and such additional requirements as are contained therein which may be required for such certification are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as regards contracts and procurements using Federal funds wherein the City or a using department is a grantee, including but not limited to the following provisions of the Procurement Standards contained in such attachment:

(a) Section 8. Procurement Procedures

(b) Section 9. Contracting with Small and Minority Firms, Women’s Business Enterprise and Labor Surplus Area Firms

(c) Section 12. Contract Pricing

(d) Section 13. Grantee Procurement Records

(e) Section 14. Contract Provisions