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AMENDED <br />should be required to meet pre -established, clearly defined, minimum qualification standards <br />65 regarding past project performance in terms of competency, safety and law compliance, technical <br />66 abilities, experience, and adequacy of resources. <br />67 <br />68 Further, due to the critical impact that skilled craft labor has on the execution of public <br />69 works projects, and the increasingly limited availability of such labor, it is necessary to require <br />70 contractors and subcontractors to participate in proven apprenticeship training programs as a <br />71 condition of bidding to promote successful project delivery and help ensure future workforce <br />72 development. <br />73 <br />74 Therefore, the City shall require compliance with the provisions of this ordinance by <br />75 business entities seeking to provide services as specified herein. The requirements of this <br />76 ordinance are intended to supplement, not replace, existing contractor qualification standards or <br />77 other criteria currently required by the City, <br />78 <br />79 § 2-1101.2. Responsible Contractor Requirements <br />80 (a) This ordinance shall apply to public works projects undertaken by the City for construction, <br />81 demolition, alteration, renovation, modernization, service or maintenance of buildings, <br />82 structures or facilities valued at two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) or more; <br />83 excepting contracts necessary to immediately mitigate emergency conditions or otherwise <br />84 protect public safety. All contractors and subcontractors of any tier that perform work on <br />85 such projects, regardless of value of individual contract or subcontract packages shall meet <br />86 the requirements of this ordinance. <br />87 <br />88 (b) All firms engaged in public works contracts subject to this ordinance, including general <br />89 contractors, construction managers, other lead or prime contractors, and subcontractors at <br />90 any level, shall be qualified, responsible contracting firms that have sufficient capabilities <br />91 in all respects to successfully perform contracts on which they are engaged, including the <br />92 necessary experience, equipment, technical skills and qualifications, organizational <br />93 resources, financial stability, and personnel resources. Firms bidding or otherwise <br />94 participating in public works contracts shall also be required to have a satisfactory past <br />