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6.2 .5 SPG. <br />USTAINABILITY RINCIPLES AND UIDELINES <br />6.2 .5 .1 Policy. <br />It is the policy of the city to exercise sustainable purchasing practices, <br />to the maximum extent possible. In accordance with the principles and <br />guidelines included in this Section 6.2.5, the Purchasing Agent will seek Goods <br />and Services that have a reduced impact on human health and the environment. <br />6.2 .5 .2 Sustainability Principles. <br />The following principles shall serve as general <br />guidance to the Purchasing Agent in the Procurement of Goods and Services: <br />(a) Seek Goods that are produced in a closed-loop system of recycling. Seek <br />Goods that are recyclable and/or made with recycled content. <br />(b) Seek Goods and Services that are produced locally because they generally <br />have less environmental impact than Goods and Services produced <br />elsewhere as a result of the reduced amount of energy required for <br />transport. <br />(c) Minimize reliance on Goods that have negative impacts on local, regional, <br />and global habitats through direct alteration, pollution, over-harvesting or <br />overuse. <br />(d) Avoid Goods containing toxic, persistent and bio-accumulative <br />compounds. <br />(e) Use all resources, including but not limited to energy, water and materials <br />with increasing efficiency over time. <br />(f) Minimize life-cycle costs and impacts, wherever it is reasonably feasible <br />to determine life-cycle information. <br />(g) Reduce greenhouse gas emissions in general, and in particular, to meet <br />local, state, and national goals and regulations. <br />(h) Select Goods and Services that enhance or, at a minimum, do not <br />negatively compromise, the health of city residents. <br />(i) Leverage existing efforts where environmental and sustainability related <br />policies have already been completed. Whenever reasonably possible and <br />practicable, all Procurements by the city should build upon and assist in <br />the implementation of these completed efforts. <br />6.2 .5 .3 Sustainability Guidelines. <br />(a) The city shall procure Goods and Services in accordance with the <br />Sustainability Principles to the maximum extent practicable. <br />(b) To the extent possible and practicable, the city shall include in a <br />Solicitation of Services evaluation criteria that are consistent with the <br />Sustainability Principles. <br />(c) The city shall develop and thereafter include in all construction and <br />Services contracts a Contractor Sustainability program form. <br />Article 6 General Rules for Solicitations Page 26 <br />Exhibit A to Administrative Order No. 44-08-06-F <br /> <br />