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City Contractors Ordered to Buy Local Goods in New Push for Philly-Made Products Everywhere

Official:Amending Chapter 17-104 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prerequisites to the Execution of City Contracts," by requiring city contractors and subcontractors to use best efforts to provide goods made in Philadelphia, made in Pennsylvania or made in America when fulfilling city contract requirements and requiring quarterly reports indicating the cost and place of origin and/or manufacture for goods supplied pursuant to city contracts, and providing for penalties for violations of these requirements; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Council President Clarke

Introduced: September 11, 2014

: Committee on Commerce & Economic Development

business 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 requires city contractors and subcontractors to use their best efforts to purchase goods made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or America when fulfilling city contracts.

What This Bill Does

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The bill amends Chapter 17-104 of The Philadelphia Code to require that city contractors and subcontractors

Use their best efforts to purchase goods made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, or America when fulfilling city contracts.
Provide quarterly reports indicating the cost and place of origin and/or manufacture for goods supplied pursuant to city contracts.
Provide a description of the goods purchased from a vendor located within Philadelphia, if such goods exist.
Face penalties for violating these requirements.