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Council presses managing director on local‑business contracting as officials defend delivery tax design
Summary
City council members pressed the managing director’s office, procurement staff and business‑impact officials to explain apparent declines in citywide contracts for Philadelphia‑based and MWBE firms and asked for a department‑wide gap analysis. Separately, finance staff described the draft delivery tax as a per‑delivery charge and said they will consult the law department on whether companies can instead be written into the levy.
Council members pressed the managing director’s office and procurement officials on why citywide contracting for Philadelphia‑based businesses and MWBEs appears to have declined even as department‑level figures look stronger.
Council member Thomas told the managing director’s office that the committee’s prior request for a full accounting of citywide LBE and MWBE contract awards had not been satisfied and said staff documents suggested roughly $150 million less spent in support of local businesses across recent fiscal years. Managing Director Adam Teal told the committee that his office’s figures covered only MDO contracts, and that department‑level reporting explained why internal numbers can be higher than citywide aggregates.
“Bottom line up front, in FY26 so far, we’re at about 93% of our contract value went to local…
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