City of Albuquerque - File #: O-26-45

• File #: O-26-45
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 6/15/2026
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/9/2026
• Enactment date: 9/28/2026
• Enactment #: O-2026-042
• Effective date: 10/21/2026
• Title: Amending Section 5-5-9 Of The Public Purchases Ordinance To Update The General Procurement Requirements And Require All Purchases To Comply With The City’s Rules And Policies Governing Artificial Intelligence (Fiebelkorn, Champine and Telles)
• Sponsors: Tammy Fiebelkorn, Dan Champine, Stephanie W. Telles

Date	Action By	Action	Result
9/28/2026	City Clerk	Published
9/23/2026	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
9/15/2026	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
9/9/2026	City Council	Passed	Pass
8/17/2026	City Council	Accepted Without Recommendation
8/10/2026	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council Without Recommendation	Pass
6/15/2026	City Council	Introduced and Referred
6/15/2026	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SEVENTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. O-26-45 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Tammy Fiebelkorn, Dan Champine and Stephanie W. Telles


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Amending Section 5-5-9 Of The Public Purchases Ordinance To Update The General Procurement Requirements And Require All Purchases To Comply With The City’s Rules And Policies Governing Artificial Intelligence (Fiebelkorn, Champine and Telles)
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AMENDING SECTION 5-5-9 OF THE PUBLIC PURCHASES ORDINANCE TO UPDATE THE GENERAL PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRE ALL PURCHASES TO COMPLY WITH THE CITY’S RULES AND POLICIES GOVERNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. ROA 1994, Section 5-5-9 of the Public Purchases Ordinance is hereby amended as follows:
§ 5-5-9. PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.
(A) General. All city purchasing shall be made by competitive sealed bids as provided in § 5-5-28 of this article, except purchases made through the following procurement methodologies or methodologies approved by the Chief Procurement Officer and determined in writing to be in the best interest of the City.
(1) § 5-5-10(B), Rejection of Offers; no responsive offers received;
(2) § 5-5-11, Capital Projects;
(3) § 5-5-18, Request for qualifications;
(4) § 5-5-20, Exemptions;
(5) § 5-5-26, Small Purchases;
(6) § 5-5-27, Request for Quotes;
(7) § 5-5-29, Purchases of Professional/Technical Services;
(8) § 5-5-30, Competitive Sealed Proposals;
(9) § 5-5-32, Sole Source Purchases;
(10) § 5-5-33, Purchasing from Government Contracts;
(11) § 5-5-34, Rapid Procurement;
(12) § 5-5-35, Emergency Purchases;
(13) § 5-5-36, Insurance Related Purchases;
(14) § 5-5-37, Purchases of Appraisal Services;
(15) § 5-5-38, Purchases of Attorney Services;
(16) § 5-5-39, Purchases of Social Services;
(17) § 5-5-40, Intergovernmental Agreem...