Item 24 - Ordinance Amending City Manager’s Contracting Authority for Non/Public Works Contracts & Construction

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Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 3 of 15 order for any one (1) non-public works or public works contract, together with any previously approved change orders for said contract, do not cumulatively amount to an increase of the city's expenditure obligation under said contract of more than fifteen (15) percent of the original contract amount, or the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), whichever is the greater. Section 3. Section 2-800 of Article VII.II (Purchasing Rules and Regulations) of Chapter 2 (Administration) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 2-800. Purposes of purchasing system. These purchasing rules and regulations are hereby adopted in order to: (1) Establish efficient procedures for purchasing of materials, supplies, labor and equipment for non-public works contracts and public works contracts; (2) Secure maximum quality goods, services or performance at minimum cost for the city; (3) Exercise positive financial control over the city's purchases; and (4) Establish the necessary procedures for the selection of providers of all ranges of goods and services so as to avoid favor or prejudice.; (5) To sSimplify, clarify, and modernize the law governing procurement by the City; (6) To pProvide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public procurement; (7) To eEnsure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of the City; (8) To fFoster effective broad-based competition within the free enterprise system; (9) To pProvide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity, and (10) To oObtain in a cost-effective and responsive manner the materials, services, and construction required by City agencies in order for those agencies to better serve the City's businesses and residents.