City of Philadelphia - File #: 070304

• File #: 070304
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 4/19/2007
• In control: Committee on Public Property and Public Works
• Title: Repealing Section 17-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prequalification of Prospective Bidders for Contracts for Construction of Public Works," and enacting a new Section 17-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prequalification of Responsible Contractors and Subcontractors for Public Works Contracts," providing for a prequalification and approval process for all prospective contractors and subcontractors seeking to perform public works contracts by requiring that they meet certain standards, in areas including, but not limited to, past project performance, past compliance with the law, business integrity, technical qualifications and competency, financial responsibility, adequacy of resources, competent management, employment diversity and craft labor, and further providing that contractors and subcontractors meeting prequalification requirements be qualified for a period of three years, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Ramos, Councilmember Ramos
• Indexes: CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
• Code sections: 17-100 - Procurement Contracts, 17-101 - Prequalification of Responsible Contractors and Subcontractors for Public Works Contracts

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/4/2007	0	Committee on Public Property and Public Works	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/4/2007	0	Committee on Public Property and Public Works	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/4/2007	0	Committee on Public Property and Public Works	RECESSED
6/4/2007	0	Committee on Public Property and Public Works	RECESSED
6/4/2007	0	Committee on Public Property and Public Works	HEARING HELD
6/4/2007	0	Committee on Public Property and Public Works	HEARING HELD
4/19/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
4/19/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
4/19/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
4/19/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Repealing Section 17-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prequalification of Prospective Bidders for Contracts for Construction of Public Works," and enacting a new Section 17-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prequalification of Responsible Contractors and Subcontractors for Public Works Contracts," providing for a prequalification and approval process for all prospective contractors and subcontractors seeking to perform public works contracts by requiring that they meet certain standards, in areas including, but not limited to, past project performance, past compliance with the law, business integrity, technical qualifications and competency, financial responsibility, adequacy of resources, competent management, employment diversity and craft labor, and further providing that contractors and subcontractors meeting prequalification requirements be qualified for a period of three years, all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 17-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prequalification of Prospective Bidders for Contracts for Construction of Public Works" is hereby repealed in its entirety.

SECTION 2. A new Section 17-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prequalification of Responsible Contractors and Subcontractors for Public Works Contracts," is hereby enacted as follows:

CHAPTER 17-100. PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.

§17-101. Prequalification of Responsible Contractors and Subcontractors for Public Works Contracts.

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to ensure that all prospective contractors and subcontractors, seeking to perform public works contracts, are responsible in that they are qualified to perform such contracts, by requiring that they undergo a prequalification application and approval process to ensure that they have satisfactory records regarding past project performance and that they satisfy certain criteria concerning presen...