TITLE 17. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
CHAPTER 17-900. NEIGHBORHOOD BENEFIT STRATEGY
§17-903. Implementation and Applicability.
(1) Each project sponsor, developer or builder required
by OHCD or DOC or their agents or designees, including the Philadelphia
Redevelopment Authority ("RDA"), the Philadelphia Housing Development
Corporation ("PHDC"), the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation
("PIDC") and the Philadelphia Commercial Development Corporation ("PCDC"), to
submit an Affirmative Action Plan pursuant to Section 3 of the Housing and Urban
Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S. C. § 1701u, as amended by Section 915 of
the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, P.L. 102-550, or any
successor statue ("Section 3 of the HUD Act") or pursuant to local legislation
or Executive Orders relating to affirmative action or equal employment
opportunities, shall submit as part of that Affirmative Action Plan, a
"Neighborhood Benefit Strategy," which shall describe the sponsor's,
developer's or builder's proposed efforts to hire low-income project
area individuals and businesses along with projected percentages of low-income
project area resident new hires.
(2) The "Neighborhood Benefit Strategy"
shall include, but is not limited to, the following elements:
(a) A
projection of the specific goals for the employment of low-income project area
residents, a list of the approximate number of contracts or subcontracts to be
let to low-income project area businesses and their dollar value, and a list of
materials and supplies anticipated to be purchased from low-income project area
businesses; and
(b) A description of efforts that the sponsor,
developer or builder has made to identify and contract with low-income project
area businesses either as prime contractors or subcontractors on the project;
and
(c) Where low-income project area businesses are available for a
specific construction project but will not be used, an explanation of the
reasons why these businesses are not being employed.
(3) Each project
sponsor, developer or builder shall be subject to monitoring requirements as set
forth by OHCD and DOC in order to monitor compliance with this
chapter.
(4) No later than December 31st of each year, the OHCD and DOC
shall submit an annual report to the Mayor and Council President summarizing the
components of the previous fiscal year's Neighborhood Benefit Strategies
previously submitted, the degree of compliance with these strategies, and the
extent to which contracting goals are met for new hires and low-income project
area businesses. The annual report may also include recommendations to enhance
and strengthen the effectiveness of the Neighborhood Benefit Strategy and
compliance with Section 3 requirements or any other designated
requirements.