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Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by revising and improving the City's contracting and procurement process, including by providing for certain notices to be posted by the City relating to contracting decisions, all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

The enacted law changes Philadelphia’s contracting rules for contracts that are not awarded through competitive bidding. Before such a contract is executed, the City must post on its official website the names of all applicants, the selected applicant, the reasons for the decision, and related opportunity documents; the information must remain online for at least five years and be filed with specified City officials and offices.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
June 16, 2016
Sponsors
Bobby HenonWilliam K. GreenleeDerek S. Green
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 17-1402 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 17-1402. Open and Public Process Required For Non-Competitively Bid Contracts.

(1)

A Non-Competitively Bid Contract shall be awarded in compliance with the following:

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(c)

After the City Agency has selected the Applicant with which it intends to contract, the City Agency shall publish a notice on the City's official website setting forth the names of all Applicants, the Applicant to which the contract will be awarded, and the basis for the award, including a statement as to whether the Applicant to be awarded the contract was the lowest bidder and if not, why the applications of all lower bidders were rejected. Such notice shall

also contain a copy of the notice of the availability of such contracting opportunity (including any Request For Proposals or other related documents) previously published pursuant to subsection (a). All information published to comply with this subsection (c) shall

appear on the City's website for at least one week before the contract is executed

, and shall remain on the website for at least five years

. No later than the date the notice first appears on the City's website, the City Agency shall file a copy of the notice with the President and Chief Clerk of Council, and the Mayor, Finance Director, Procurement Department, and Department of Records.

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Explanation:

Italics

indicate new matter added.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read and ordered placed on next week's second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  4. Council actionCommittee on Law and Government

    Hearing notices sent

    Council actionCommittee on Law and Government

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Law and Government

    Hearing held

  5. Council actionCommittee on Commerce & Economic Development

    Cancellation of Scheduled Public Hearing

    Council actionCommittee on Commerce & Economic Development

    Hearing notices sent

  6. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Re-Referred

  7. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Pass