Section 27-4743. GREEN PROCUREMENT

 

4743.1Except for contracts entered into pursuant to sections 4719 and 4722, the Department shall incorporate green procurement practices.

 

4743.2Except as set forth in Subsection 4743.3, in solicitations and contracts for design services, the Department shall solicit contractors to design to LEED Silver standards as established by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).  Solicitations for design-build services shall also include this requirement. 

 

4743.3When projects undertaken by the Department are of a size and nature not amenable to certification under the USGBC’s LEED certification system, the solicitation and contract shall require the contractor to incorporate into the project sustainable design and construction techniques that would be utilized in the pursuit of LEED certification. 

 

4743.4In all other cases, the solicitation and contract shall require that the contractor comply with the Default Environmental Preference Standard, as defined in the PPRA,  or provide an environmental certification as required by section 1101 of the PPRA. 

 

authority

The Interim Director of the Department of General Services (Department), pursuant to section 1106(a)(2) of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011(D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code § 2-361.06(a)(2))(2011 Repl.); sections 1025(a) and 1029 of the Department of General Services Establishment Act of 2011, effective September 14, 2011(D.C. Law 19-21; 58 DCR 6226); and Mayor’s Order 2011-168, dated October 5, 2011.

source

Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DC 8805 (October 14, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 985, 1019 (February 10, 2012).