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Scranton council amends Responsible Contractor Ordinance, raises threshold to widen bidder pool

5449284 · June 17, 2025
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Summary

The City Council adopted an amendment to Chapter 113 increasing the threshold used in the Responsible Contractor Ordinance to widen the bidder pool and reduce the number of projects that must be rebid.

The Scranton City Council on June 17 adopted an amendment to the city’s Responsible Contractor Ordinance (RCO) that raises the project-threshold used to determine when RCO certification is required.

Council members debated raising the threshold, with supporters saying the increase is intended to attract more bidders for…

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