9.
City Council Work Session
- Meeting Date:
- 06/11/2013
- Submitted For:
- Rick Compau, Purchasing Director
- From:
- Rick Compau, Purchasing Director
- Department:
- Management Services
Co-Submitter:
TITLE:
* Presentation on the City of Flagstaff's Procurement Code Manual.
DESIRED OUTCOME:
For review and to provide staff direction with regard to subject matter within the Procurement Code Manual that are the bigger, more important, discretionary policy decisions.
INFORMATION:
The purpose for developing this Procurement Code Manual is to provide comprehensive fundamental principles, practices and guidelines for how the City Procurement process works. The objectives of this Procurement Code Manual is to outline various procedures in order to provide and preserve a high standard of integrity and transparency with the City's procurement process and demonstrate leadership in the stewardship of taxpayer dollars involving the procurement of materials, services and construction.
The City presented Articles 1 through 9 at the March 26, 2013 Council work session and Articles 10 through 13 at the April 9, 2013 Council work session. The City intends to continue with a final presentation of the Procurement Code Manual with one (1) more Council work session, as follows:
3rd Session-- June 11, 2013 -- Review of the following Articles that pertain to subject matter that are the bigger, more important, discretionary policy decisions:
Article 7 (Recap of quotes from "Local Vendors" and "Local Vendor" definitions);
Article 10 (Recap of "Local Preference");
Article 14 (Value Added Knowledge and Experience); and
Articles 29 and 30 (Bid protests and hearings).
The City presented Articles 1 through 9 at the March 26, 2013 Council work session and Articles 10 through 13 at the April 9, 2013 Council work session. The City intends to continue with a final presentation of the Procurement Code Manual with one (1) more Council work session, as follows:
3rd Session-- June 11, 2013 -- Review of the following Articles that pertain to subject matter that are the bigger, more important, discretionary policy decisions:
Article 7 (Recap of quotes from "Local Vendors" and "Local Vendor" definitions);
Article 10 (Recap of "Local Preference");
Article 14 (Value Added Knowledge and Experience); and
Articles 29 and 30 (Bid protests and hearings).