City of Philadelphia - File #: 160981

• File #: 160981
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 11/3/2016
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 12/8/2016
• Title: Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the award of certain contracts based on best value to the City, under certain terms and conditions; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Parker, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Johnson
• Indexes: PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/8/2016	1	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	16:0
12/1/2016	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
11/22/2016	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/22/2016	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
11/22/2016	0	Committee on Law and Government	AMENDED
11/22/2016	1	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY
11/3/2016	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the award of certain contracts based on best value to the City, under certain terms and conditions; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.

Body
WHEREAS, Under Section 6 of the First Class City Home Rule Act (53 P.S. 13106), an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter may be proposed by a resolution of the Council of the City of Philadelphia adopted with the concurrence of two-thirds of its elected members; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the following amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter is hereby proposed and shall be submitted to the electors of the City on an election date designated by ordinance:

ARTICLE VIII
PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

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CHAPTER 2
CONTRACTS, PROCUREMENT, PROPERTY AND RECORDS

§ 8-200. Contracts.

(1) Except in the purchase of unique articles or articles which for any other reason cannot be obtained in the open market, competitive bids shall be secured before any purchase, by contract or other-wise, is made or before any contract is awarded for construction, alterations, repairs or maintenance or for rendering any services to the City other than professional services and, except as provided in subsection (5) below, the purchase shall be made from or the contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder; provided, however, that City Council may, by ordinance, prescribe bid preferences for businesses located in or doing business in Philadelphia, and provided further that Council may, by ordinance, regulate the process by which purchases and contracts not subject to the lowest responsible bidder requirement of this paragraph are awarded, and may require that contracts with agencies (as that term is defined in subsection 6-400(c) of this Charter) ...