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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to facilitate the reporting and recording of information by contractors operating within Allegheny County.
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The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Authorization and Scope.
Allegheny County hereby authorizes and approves the establishment of a Contractor Information Program for contractors operating within the County for the purpose of establishing a tracking system to allow the general public to identify and compare contractors within the County.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Contractor means any person, including a subcontractor or employee of another contractor, who performs an activity pursuant to a written or oral contract or agreement for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling, renovation or repair of real estate or a real estate structure.
County means Allegheny County.
Person means any individual, firm, partnership, cooperative nonprofit membership, corporation, joint venture, association, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, syndicate, holding company or other group or combination acting as a unit, in the singular or plural, and any agent or employee having charge or control of a business in the absence of the principals.
Section 3. General Requirement.
Every contractor engaged in or intending to operate, have offices in, or provide services within Allegheny County may participate in the Contractor Information Program, as established by this Ordinance. Contractors participating in the Contractor Information Program shall be required to pay an annual certification fee and obtain a contractor's certification as provided in this article.
Section 4. Purpose and Duration.
The contractor's certification creat...
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