Legislation Details

File #: 260460    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Bill Status: IN COMMITTEE
File created: 5/7/2026 In control: Committee on Law and Government
On agenda: Final action:
Title: Amending Chapter 17-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Non-Competitively Bid Contracts; Financial Assistance," by updating references and exclusions, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsors: Council President Johnson, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson
Indexes: CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
Code sections: 17-1400 - NON-COMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACTS; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Attachments: 1. Bill No. 26046000

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Amending Chapter 17-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Non-Competitively Bid Contracts; Financial Assistance,” by updating references and exclusions, all under certain terms and conditions.

 

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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

 

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§ 17-1406. Sole Source Contracts, Exigency and Other Exceptions.

 

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(5)                     The provisions of subsections 17-1402(1)(a) and (1)(c) shall not apply to:

 

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(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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