2024-0117
INTRODUCED BY: HOLLY FONSECA, COUNCILWOMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION B
LA SANDRA D. WILSON, COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT I
BOB FISHER, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT VI
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Administration, Article I. In General, Section 2-12. Procedures for procurement of architects and engineers. I. Special Provisions., (a) and (b), to increase the contract fee threshold amount for consulting engineers and architectural services handled administratively to $50,000.00 and to revise the required notice to the Parish Council of the award of contracts handled administratively.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 93-2-20 was adopted on February 15, 1993, by the St. Charles Parish Council, establishing the Qualification Based Selection procedures for the procurement of architects and engineers; and,
WHEREAS, the procedure originally required that projects of less than $10,000.00 would be handled administratively; and,
WHEREAS, subsequently on April 6, 1998, Ordinance 98-4-3 amended Section 2-12 of the Code of Ordinances to provide that projects less than $20,000.00 would be handled administratively; and,
WHEREAS, the cost of consulting engineers and architectural services has increased in the nearly 25 years since the contract fee threshold was last increased; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance 00-6-1 was adopted on June 5, 2000, by the St. Charles Parish Council, to require notice to the Parish Council of the award of any Administrative contracts; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Parish Council to increase the contract fee threshold amount for consulting engineers and architectural services handled administratively to $50,000.00 and to revise the required notice to the Parish Council to require that a copy of any such contract be forwarded to the Council Secretary upon execution by the Parish President.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Chapter 2, Administration, Article I. In General, Section 2-12. I. (a) be hereby amended with new text underlined and deleted text in strikethrough for clarity.
Sec. 2-12. Procedures for the procurement of architects and engineers.
I. Special Provisions.
(a) Any contract for consulting engineers or architectural services involving the public works, sewerage, or waterworks department of any St. Charles Parish government office, agency, commission or special district an office or department of St. Charles Parish which would result in a fee in the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) or more shall be awarded by ordinance of the parish council based on the recommendation of the parish president. Any such project contract resulting in a fee of less than the twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) threshold shall be handled administratively by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion, from utilizing this selection process whenever it is deemed appropriate. office or department and executed by the parish president. A report listing all contracts for consulting engineers or architectural services handled administratively shall be forwarded to the parish council monthly. Five (5) days after execution of any administrative contract, notice regarding award of this contract shall be forwarded to the district councilman and councilmen-at-large. A copy of any such contract shall be forwarded to the council secretary upon execution.
SECTION II. That Chapter 2, Administration, Article I. In General, Section 2-12, I. (b) be deleted in its entirety as shown below in strikethrough for clarity.
(b) Any contract for consulting engineering or architectural services which would result in an engineering or architectural fee in an amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) or more shall be awarded by ordinance of the parish council.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this day of , 2024, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
CHAIRMAN:
SECRETARY:
DLVD/PARISH PRESIDENT:
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