Official:Amending Section 21-1702 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Notice of Certain Procurement Contracts Available for Bid," by adding new requirements for providing notices of certain sealed bids to community-based newspapers, registered community development corporations and nonprofit civic associations; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: April 14, 2011
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Lapsed
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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This bill requires the City's Procurement Department to advertise sealed bid contracts in community-based newspapers and notify registered community development corporations and nonprofit civic associations of available contracts.
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