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ORDINANCE N0. /~~s~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, "ADMINISTRATION", OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH (1986), AS AMENDED, BY
AMENDING SECTION 2-116(3)(B); PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL PROVISIONS OF PRIOR
ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING
FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 2-116(3)(b) of Chapter 2 of the Code of the City
of Fort Worth (1986), as amended, is hereby further amended to read
as follows
"b. City bidding procedure: The City Manager may
promulgate an administrative regulation for
contracts for purchases or sales in an amount less
than that required by state statute to be
competitively bid. Contracts for purchases or
sales which are subject to this City bidding
procedure and administrative regulation shall be
let to be the lowest responsible bidder, qualify
considered."
SECTION 2.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of
ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986),
as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in
direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such
Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and
such Code are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 3.
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council
that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of
this ordinance are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence
paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect
any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and
sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted
by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of
any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or
section.
SECTION 4.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and publication as required by law, and it is so
ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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DATE REFEREN E NUMBER L G NAME PAGE
07/06/93 G-10234 13PURAMT 1 of 1
SUBJECT ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE RAISING MAXIMUM DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR PURCHASE WITHOUT
ADVERTISEMENT
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending Section
2-116 (3)(b) of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, providing that the maximum amount
for purchases without advertising for competitive bids be equal to that contained in
state statutes.
BACKGROUND:
The Charter of the City of Fort Worth was amended in 1984 to provide all city contracts
calling for or requiring the expenditure or payment of an amount required by the state
law to be submitted to competitive bids in accordance with state law, such amount
current by being set at $10,000.00 by state law. Effective September 1, 1993, that
amount will be increased to $15,000.00
The City of Fort Worth's Purchasing Division is charged with the procurement of
materials, equipment, supplies, and services required by all city departments. By city
ordinance currently in effect all procurements in excess of $5,000.00 are competitively
bid through advertising. The proposed ordinance will eliminate the stated dollar
amount and permit the purchasing division to make procurement through competitive
bidding, but without requiring advertising.
All goods and services requested by departments that require a purchase order would not
change or increase the control in departments. The change would a]low the Purchasing
Division to increase its level of buying without the restricted limits of $5,000 00.
Purchase Orders issued will be from $250 to the maximum state limit. Purchasing would
increase it's productivity immed ately by responding to requests with less than a week
turn around on items. Items that cost up to the state ]imits would be completed over
the telephone. The current buying controls will remain in effect for all departments,,
an only Purchasing wi]1 be allowed to act upon the increased competitive bidding
authorization.
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED
Charles Boswell 8500 CITY couNCil
Originating Department Head .
JUL 6 1993
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