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City Council Bill Favors Local Towing Firms with 25 Percent Bid Preference in Contract Negotiations Always

Official:Amending Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code to create a bid preference for local towing companies when the City contracts for towing services, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney

Introduced: November 18, 2004

: Committee on Licenses and Inspections

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill gives a 25% bid preference to local towing companies when the City contracts for towing services.

What This Bill Does

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Creates a 25% bid preference for local towing companies when the City contracts for towing services.
Defines a "Local Business Entity" as a towing company that meets certain criteria, but the specific criteria are not specified in the text.
Provides that the bid preference is limited to towing services, and does not apply to other types of city contracts.
Amends Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code to implement this bid preference, with specific language regarding the calculation of the bid preference.