Official:Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by revising and improving the City's contracting and procurement process, including by providing for certain notices to be posted by the City relating to contracting decisions, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Henon
Introduced: June 16, 2016
Signed: December 8, 2016
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires the City to publicly post information about non-competitively bid contracts on its website and file copies with certain city officials. The notice must include the names of all applicants, the winner, and the reason for awarding the contract.
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