19-Doc 00 73 00 5 - Appendix C ORDINANCE 1367 - Limit raised to 750K.pdf

BRISTOL BOROUGH

BUCKS COI.INTY, PENNSYLVANIA

ORDTNANCE NO I 3lo7

AN ORDINANCE OF BRISTOL BOROUGH, BUCKS COUNTY COMMONWEALTH

OF PENNSYLVANIA, PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE BRISTOL

BOROUGH RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTOR ORDINANCE; SPECIFICALLY

PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF g 1-t5o2.l By TNCREASNG THE

THRESHOLD TO $75O,OOO.OO.

WHEREAS, the Council of Bristol Borough is duly empowered by the Borough Code to enact ceftain regulations relating to the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Borough of Bristol; and

WHEREAS, the Council previously enacted Ordinance l256,on December 8,2008, as amended by Ordinance 126J, on November 9,2009, and Ordinance 1340 on June B,2)2),known as the Responsible Contractor Ordinance, requiring cerlain certifications from contractors proposing to perform public contracts in the Borough; and

WHEREAS, Council desires to arnend Ordinances 1256,1267 and l340,in part, and to amend a provision goveming the award of public contracts by the Borough;

NOW THEREFORE, be it ORDAINED and ENACTED, by the Council of Bristol Borough, Bucks county, commonwealth of pennsylvania, as follows:

SECTION I

Ordinance 1256,1261 and 1340 are hereby AMENDED in part and REPLACED with the following new provision:

S 1-1502 Responsible Contractor Requirements

1. This Ordinance shall apply to all public works projects undertaken by the Borough fbr construction, demolition, alteration, renovation, repair, service and maintenance work valued at or above $750,000.00 and shall apply to all contractors and subcontractors at any tier on such projects.

SECTION 2

Any and all other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in violation or in conflict with the terms, conditions and provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such irreconci lable confl ict.

SECTION 3

The terms, conditions and provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable, and, should any portion, paft or provision of this Ordinance be found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, enforceable or unconstitutional, the Council hereby declares its intent that the Ordinance shall have been enacted without regard to the invalid, enforceable, or unconstitutional portion, part or provision of this Ordinance.

SECTION 4

This Ordinance shall become effective in five (5) days.

oRDAINED AND ENACTED this -Ifl day of Atr3u "| ,2023.

BRISTOL BOROUGH

,r, Rrtpl Or,/^ ,,t u President of Council

,r, V Mayor