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City Agrees to Reimburse Vendors Upfront for Diesel Emission Retrofitting Costs in City Contracts

Official:Amending Chapter 17-100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Procurement Contracts," by providing for the City's reimbursement of a vendor's cost to retrofit vehicles to comply with City bid specifications mandating reduced diesel emissions, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney

Introduced: May 13, 2010

: Committee on Law and Government

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 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 requires the City of Philadelphia to reimburse vendors for retrofitting vehicles with reduced diesel emissions if their bid specifications require it.

What This Bill Does

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Requires the City of Philadelphia to reimburse vendors for the cost of retrofitting vehicles to reduce diesel emissions if the City's bid specifications mandate it.
Establishes a standard reimbursement rate for each type of vehicle, to be determined by the Procurement Department.
Requires vendors to submit documentation to prove that a retrofit was completed in order to be reimbursed.
Limits reimbursement to the cost of retrofitting a vehicle once, preventing vendors from receiving reimbursement for the same vehicle more than once.