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City Council Votes to Redefine Landscaping and Cleaning Contracts as Construction Work in Philadelphia Code Revisions

Official:Amending Section 17-107 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships," to transfer certain occupational classifications from the definition of Service Contracts to the definition of building or construction work, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney

Introduced: May 31, 2012

: Committee on Labor and Civil Service

government procurement

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 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 amends city code to reclassify certain types of contracts (e.g. landscaping, custodial services) as 'building or construction work' rather than 'service contracts'. This change would impact how these contracts are handled and regulated by the City.

What This Bill Does

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Transfers certain occupational classifications from the definition of Service Contracts to the definition of building or construction work.
Reclassifies contracts for landscaping, custodial services, and security guard services as "building or construction work" rather than "service contracts".
Changes the regulatory treatment of contracts for these services, likely subjecting them to different rules and requirements.
Raises the threshold for non-professional service contracts from $200,000 to $100,000 for building service contracts.