Government Procurement Compliance Forum

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Government Procurement Compliance Forum (GPC)

Collectively, our regional governments procure a wealth of goods and services annually. By making our processes more streamlined, standardized, equitable, and transparent, we are not only creating an environment in which businesses of all sizes can flourish, but will be better stewards of taxpayer dollars.

The overall mission of GPC is to “Drive bold, cross-agency improvements to make our region the benchmark for procurement, certification, and compliance processes that are streamlined, standardized, equitable and transparent.”

The GPC Forum includes:

  • Over 60 participants

  • 40 government entities and non-profit assist agencies representing local small minority and women-owned businesses

Government and procurement institutions participating include:

• City of Chicago

• Chicago Housing Authority

• Chicago Park District

• Chicago Transit Authority

• City Colleges of Chicago

• Chicago Public Schools

• Public Building Commission

• Chicago Board of Elections

• Cook County Forest Preserves

• Cook County Procurement & Compliance

• Illinois Tollway

• Metra

• Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority

• Metropolitan Water Reclamation District

• State of Illinois

• University of Illinois

• U.S. General Services Administration

• U.S. Small Business Administration


Assist agencies and non-profits participating include:

• American Council of Engineering Companies

• Black Contractors United

• Chatham Business Association

• Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council

• Chicago Urban League

• Chicago Women in Trades

• Do For Self Community Development Co.

• Eighteenth Street Development Corporation

• Far South Community Development Corporation

• Federation of Women Contractors

• HACIA

• Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

• LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Illinois

• National Black Wall Street

• National Organization of Minority Engineers

• Rainbow PUSH

• Save Our Community Taskforce

• South Shore Chamber, Inc.

• The Monroe Foundation

• U.S. Minority Contractors Association

• Women’s Business Development Center

• Women Construction Owners and Executives

• Women's Transportation Seminar