THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 17-1400 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 17-1400. NON-COMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACTS; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
§ 17-1406. Sole Source Contracts, Exigency and Other Exceptions.
(5)
The provisions of subsections 17-1402(1)(a) and (1)(c) shall not apply to:
(b) Non-Competitively Bid Contracts in an amount less than the amount set forth in subsection 8-200(2.1)(a) of the Charter (relating to
small business and
local business contracts), as such amount is adjusted from time to time, provided that:
(.1) The contract is awarded to a Local Business Entity
or Small Business Entity
(as
those terms are
[that term is] used in Section 17-109).
SECTION 2. Section 1
shall be effective upon certification of the election in which voters approve of the question placed on the ballot by Ordinance No. 260xxx.
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