HomeMy WebLinkAbout1346 - ORDINANCES - 3/21/1990 ORDINANCE NO. 1346
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTIONS OF 3 . 12 . 080, 3 . 12 . 120 , 3 . 12 . 230,
3 . 12 . 270, OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFOR-
NIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS :
SECTION 1. Section 3 . 12 . 080 of the Palm Springs Muni-
cipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows :
3 . 12 . 080 Purchase Orders. Purchases of supplies and
equipment valued at $250 or more shall be made only
by purchase order. Except as otherwise provided
herein, no purchase order shall be issued unless
the prior approval of the Purchasing Manager or his
designated representative has been obtained.
SECTION 2 . Section 3 . 12 . 1.20 of the Palm Springs Munic-
ipal. Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
3 . 12 . 120 Formal (sealed)Bid Procedure. Purchases
of supplies and equipment of an estimated value of
greater than ten thousand dollars ($10 , 000) shall
be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder pursu-
ant to the formal bid procedure hereinafter pre-
scribed. Public projects, as defined in Section
20161 of the California Public Contracts Code, with
a value greater than five thousand dollars ($5, 000)
shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder
pursuant to the same bid procedure.
SECTION 3 . Section 3 . 12 . 230 of the Palm Springs Munici-
pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
3 . 12 . 230 Open Market or Informal Bid Procedure.
Purchases of supplies and equipment of an estimated
value in the amount of ten thousand dollars
($10, 000) or less may be made by the Purchasing
Manager in the open market pursuant to the proce-
dure prescribed in Sections 3 . 12 . 240 through
3 . 12 . 260 and without observing the procedure pre-
scribed in Sections 3 . 1.2 . 120 through 3 . 12 . 215 ; pro-
vided, however, all bidding may be dispensed with
for purchases of supplies and equipment having a
total estimated value of less than two thousand
five hundred dollars ($2 , 500) .
SECTION 4 . Section 3 . 12 . 270 of the Palm Springs Munici-
pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
3 . 12 . 270 Exceptions to Competitive Bidding Requi-
rements . Notwithstanding any provision of this
Chapter to the contrary, the competitive bidding
procedures and requirements may be dispensed with
in any of the following instances :
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I . when the estimated amount involved is less
than two thousand five hundred dollars
($2 , 500) .
2 . When the commodity can be obtained from
only one vendor;
3 . The City Manager may authorize the pur-
chase of materials, supplies, equipment and
services where an emergency is deemed to exist
and it is determined that service involving
the public health, safety or welfare would be
interrupted if the normal procedure is fol-
lowed. All emergency purchases, which would
otherwise require formal bidding procedures,
made pursuant to this Section shall be sub-
mitted to the City Council. for ratification at
the next regular Council meeting after the
purchase is authorized;
4 . The City Council may authorize the execu-
tion of contracts for personal services, for
professional and consulting services, and for
other, nonpublic projects contractual services
without observing the bidding procedures pro-
vided herein where the amount of the contract
exceeds the value of five thousand dollars
($5 , 000) ;
5 . The City Manager is authorized to enter
into contracts for personal services, for pro-
fessional and consulting :cervices and for
other contractual services without the bidding
procedure provided herein where the amount of
the contract does not exceed the amount of
five thousand dollars ($5 ,, 000) ; provided there
exists an unencumbered appropriation in the
fund account against which said expense is to
be charged;
6 . Any agreement involving acquisition of
supplies, equipment or services entered into
with another governmental entity;
7 . Books , periodicals, records, tapes and
other materials to be acquired by the library
for loan to or reference by the public may be
acquired by the librarian pursuant to proce-
dures promulgated by the City Manager in the
form of administrative rules and regulations.
(Ord . 1102 , Para 19 , 1979 : Prior Code 1515)
ADOPTED this 21st day of __March , 1990 .
AYES : Councilmembers Apfelbaum, Broich, Foster, Neel , and Mayor Bono
NOES : None
ABSL;NT: None
ATPERT: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS , CALIFORNIA
'L_--ICity Clerk Mayor
REVIEWED & APPROVED
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT the foregoing Ordinance 1346 was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California
in a meeting held thereon March 21, 1990, and published in the
DESERT SUN, a newspaper of general circulation , printed and
published in said City of March
30, 1990.
JUDITH SUMICH
City Clerk