INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM January 25, 2021
TO: Cynthia Borrego, President, City Council
FROM: Timothy M. Keller, Mayor
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Approval of a Professional Service Agreement with Boomalli Consulting Pty, Ltd. to Commission Art on Exhibit at the Albuquerque BioPark
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Attached for consideration and approval is the Professional Service Agreement with Boomalli Consulting Pty, Ltd. The purpose of this contract is to provide the design and creation of art and artifacts for the upcoming Australia exhibit at the Albuquerque BioPark Zoo for the Cultural Services Department (CSD).
The proposed Professional Service Agreement is for Five Hundred Fifty Five Thousand One Hundred Ninety Three dollars and 98/00 ($555,193.98), and will be funded through the Albuquerque BioPark Projects Gross Receipts Tax Fund 336.
This request provides the approval pursuant to § 5-5-19, Approval of Contracts, ROA 1994 of the City’s Public Purchasing Ordinance, which requires City Council approval on contracts exceeding the $100,000 threshold. In addition, Section 5-5-20(O) of the Public Purchases Ordinance authorizes the City to purchase art, artifacts or other items for the purpose of exhibition in a public facility.
I am forwarding this Agreement for your consideration and action.
By Request for CSD - Albuquerque BioPark Approval for the Professional Service Agreement
Approved: Approved as to Legal Form:
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Sarita Nair Date Esteban A. Aguilar, Jr. Date
Chief Administrative Officer City Attorney
Recommended:
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Dr. Shelle Sanchez Date
Director - Cultural Services Department