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Council sought to create a vendor registry to improve vendor management and information processes.

Official:Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by revising and improving the City's contracting and procurement processes, including by providing for a vendor registry for improved vendor management and information processes, and for certain vendor registration requirements, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Henon

Introduced: June 16, 2016

: Committee on Law and Government

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill creates a vendor registry to help manage and track information about companies that do business with the City of Philadelphia. The registry will allow vendors to easily find out about contracting opportunities and submit necessary information for city contracts.

What This Bill Does

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Creates a vendor registry for the City of Philadelphia to manage and track information about companies that do business with the city.
Requires vendors to register with the city in order to submit necessary information for city contracts.
Mandates that the Procurement Commissioner create the vendor registry, which will consolidate existing vendor records and management systems into a single and consistent registry.
Requires the registry to include information on vendors seeking City contracts for the purchase of goods and services, including contracts subject to the lowest responsible bidder requirements.

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