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Amending Chapter 17-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Non-Competitively Bid Contracts; Financial Assistance," by requiring applicants for and recipients of non-competitively bid contracts and financial assistance to certify compliance with contract eligibility rules, and eliminating certain disclosure requirements for such applicants and recipients, 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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ยง17-1402. Open and Public Process Required For Non-Competitively Bid Contracts.
(1) A Non-Competitively Bid Contract shall be awarded in compliance with the following:
(a) A City Agency that seeks to enter into a Non-Competitively Bid Contract shall so notify the Procurement Department, and shall coordinate with the Procurement Department in carrying out the requirements of this Chapter. The Procurement Commissioner shall develop procedures to ensure that such contracts are advertised and approved in a timely, efficient and coordinated manner in the best interest of the City. The Procurement Commissioner shall develop applications, [disclosure] certification forms and procedures and guidelines to assist Applicants, Contractors and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in complying with the provisions of this Chapter. The City Agency that seeks to enter into a Non-Competitively Bid Contract shall publish on the City's official website and file with the Procurement Commissioner, the Finance Director and the Commerce Director a notice of the availability of such contracting opportunity, and shall award such contract only to a party that completes an application form supplied by such City Agency, which application form shall contain all [disclosure] certification forms required by subsection (1)(b) and shall include a summary ...
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