Philadelphia Code Chapter 17-1300 and Mayor's Executive Order 1-15 require city departments to weight environmental impact in purchasing. The Office of Sustainability and Procurement Department maintain green-product specifications for paper, fleet, electronics, cleaning products, and construction materials.
Philadelphia Code Title 17 (Contracts and Procurements) plus Chapter 17-1300 and Executive Order 1-15 establish the Sustainable Purchasing Policy. The Office of Sustainability publishes specifications requiring 100 percent recycled paper, EPEAT-rated electronics, Energy Star appliances, low-VOC paints, Green Seal cleaning supplies, and ultra-low-emission fleet vehicles. Construction contracts above 100,000 dollars must consider LEED equivalency or Philadelphia High Performance Building standards under Mayor's directive. The City's Chief Sustainability Officer reviews requests for proposals to ensure sustainability scoring weight of at least 10 percent. Diverse-vendor and local-business preferences run alongside under Chapter 17-1600. Annual sustainable-procurement reports are filed with Council under the Greenworks framework.
Departments awarding contracts that ignore mandatory green specifications can have purchases voided by the Procurement Commissioner. Vendors misrepresenting green credentials face debarment under Code 17-1404 and recovery of contract payments plus penalties.
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