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Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans," by establishing minimum standards of "best and good faith efforts" to be employed in the development and implementation of Economic Opportunity Plans.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
ยง 17-1603. Economic Opportunity Plan: Contents.
(1) For a Covered Project or Contract subject to City Council approval (other than a Covered Project or Contract subject to Section 8-200(2) or 8-201 of the Home Rule Charter), an Economic Opportunity Plan prototype shall be produced by MBEC in conjunction with Council, and serve as the primary form for submission and compliance procedures in accordance with the provisions of this chapter:
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(d) Best and Good Faith Efforts.
(.1) Best and good faith efforts are those efforts, the scope, intensity and appropriateness of which are designed and performed to foster meaningful and representative opportunities for participation by M/W/DSBEs and an appropriately diverse workforce and to achieve the objectives of Economic Opportunity Plans. Best and good faith efforts will be deemed adhered to when a Participant meets the criteria set forth hereunder, as well as in the plan, and demonstrates and documents its efforts throughout the duration of the Project or Contract.
(.2) The contractor, developer or recipient of financial assistance shall commit to using best and good faith efforts, as defined hereunder and by the Plan to achieve meaningful and representative participation by M/W/DSBEs, and an appropriately diverse workforce, in all phases of the Covered Project or Contract.
(.3) As evidence of Best and Good Faith Efforts, except where a Participant commits in the Plan to meet particular participation goals, each Participant must submit with its Plan a completed Best and Good Faith Efforts Form (BGFE). The BGFE form shall evidence how best and good faith efforts were made to achieve ...
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