CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO.
O-22-65 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Brook Bassan by request
ORDINANCE
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Amending Chapter 5, Article 5, Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque, The "Public Purchases Ordinance" Relating To Council Approval Requirements And Procurement Thresholds Of The Code (Bassan by request)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. The Public Purchases Ordinance, Chapter 5, Article 5, Section 19, ROA 1994, is hereby amended as follows:
"? 5-5-19 APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS.
(A) The following contracts must be approved by the City Council:
(1) All special assessment district construction contracts in accordance with ?? 6-8-1-1 et seq., Albuquerque Special Assessment District Policy Ordinance;
(2) Contracts for ambulance services and other emergency rescue services;
(3) Contracts for professional/technical services, as follows:
(a) Any contract for professional/ technical services in an amount exceeding [$100,000] [$150,000], including, but not limited to, legal services contracts and contracts entered into by the City Council to facilitate its legislative function; and
(b) Any amendment to a professional/ technical services contract which causes the amount of that contract to exceed [$100,000] [$150,000], or changes the scope of services related to the management or operations of a city facility.
(c) The application of this ? 5-5-19(A)(3) shall be determined by the Chief Procurement Officer in the Standard Operating Procedure interpreting ? 5-5-9(C) Purchase Splitting Prohibited, as may be amended.
[(d) The requirements of this section (A)(3) are not applicable to contracts awarded under the City's RFP process, which are instead subject to the approval provisions of ?5-5-30 ROA 1994.]
(4) Social services contracts...
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