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This legislation authorizes city commissioners to enter into a service contract with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority for the management of the city's wastewater treatment solids. It enables a private entity, Philadelphia Biosolids Services, LLC, to design, finance, build, and operate a new heat-drying facility while protecting current city water department workers from layoffs and including diversity goals for contractors and local hiring.

Authorizing the Water Commissioner and the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a Service Contract with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, pursuant to which the City will assume certain obligations under an agreement that the Authority will enter into with Philadelphia Biosolids Services, LLC to design, finance, build, own and maintain facilities and equipment, and provide operating services, for the management of the City's wastewater treatment solids; all under certain terms and conditions.