Contract Compliance Requirements
Once a vendor has been awarded a contract with the City, they will need to abide by the City's contract compliance requirements. The Department of Economic Inclusion oversees the City of Cincinnati's prevailing wage, subcontractor inclusion, Wage Enforcement, Living Wage, and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements. For more detailed information about each of these programs and their contract requirements, refer to the corresponding links at the bottom of this page. Otherwise, these basic guidelines can provide an overview of some of what to expect once you've been awarded a contract with the City of Cincinnati subject to Economic Inclusion compliance monitoring.
Register within the City's Contract Compliance Platforms
- VCCS: The department uses this system to track inclusion spending on contracts with inclusion goals. If you have been awarded a contract with inclusion goals, you will need to make an account in our Vendor Compliance and Certification System (VCCS) to report your payments to subcontractors and submit compliance documentation. We encourage new users to attend an online introductory training, which can be found on the right-hand side of the VCCS page under "Training and Events."
- LCP Tracker: The department uses this system to monitor projects subject to local, state, or federal prevailing wage requirements. If your contract with the City is subject to prevailing wage requirements, you will need an account in LCP Tracker to submit employee payrolls and prevailing wage forms. If you do not have an account in LCP Tracker, an account will be created for you by the Economic Inclusion representative monitoring your contract with the City. Online seminars are available through the platform and encouraged for new users.
Contract Compliance Information
Economic Inclusion requires a variety of forms depending on whether local, state, or federal prevailing wage applies. A representative from the Economic Inclusion responsible for monitoring your contract with the City will contact you with project-specific contract compliance requirements, but these blank checklists can be referenced to determine which forms may apply. For a complete list of contract compliance forms, refer to our Forms page.
- State Prevailing Wage Contract Information Sheet
- Federal Prevailing Wage Contract Information Sheet
- Non-Prevailing Wage Contract Information Sheet
Submitting Documents to Economic Inclusion
The Department of Economic Inclusion works with the contracting city department to ensure that each prime contractor is meeting their contract compliance requirements. Before a contract can be closed and a request for final payment can be authorized, all prevailing wage, wage enforcement and subcontractor inclusion documentation must be submitted to the Department of Economic Inclusion. Economic Inclusion may request that the contracting department delay payment to ensure the contractor is in compliance with applicable law and the City's contract compliance requirements. The prime contractor is responsible for submitting all required documents to the Department of Economic Inclusion through VCCS and/or LCP Tracker if applicable. Questions about documentation requirements can be emailed to the department representative monitoring the project.