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Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by amending Chapter 17-100, entitled "Procurement Contracts," to add disclosure requirements related to prior contracting experience and the demographic characteristics of employees and board members of contractors and subcontractors for City contracts for competitively bid goods; and by adding reporting requirements; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
TITLE 17. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
CHAPTER 17-100. PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS
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? 17-104.1. Contractor Obligation to Disclose Workforce Composition and City Contracting History.
(1) Definitions. For the purpose of this subsection, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) Demographic data means statistical information on a group of individuals, aggregated by specific characteristics, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender identity, job title, salary range, length of employment, Philadelphia residence, and such other categories as may be established by regulation.
(b) Gender Identity means an individual's gender as reported to the employer.
(c) Report date means December 31st of the calendar year immediately preceding the date the bid is filed.
(d) Subcontractor means any person or entity the bidder engages, or intends to engage, for the specific purpose of performing a portion of the City contract subject to bid.
(e) Workforce means all individuals performing work for compensation on a regular basis.
(2) No contract for goods that is subject to the competitive bidding requirements of subsection 8-200(2) of the Home Rule Charter and valued at one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more shall be entered with a contractor who does not agree to disclose, and agree to require all Subcont...
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