2000-0248
INTRODUCED BY: CLAYTON FAUCHEUX
COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION B
ORDINANCE NO.
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An ordinance of the Parish of St. Charles, providing that the Code of Ordinances, Parish of St. Charles, be amended by revising Section 2-12 to require notice to the Parish Council of award of any Administrative contracts.
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WHEREAS, on February 15, 1993 the members of the St. Charles Parish Council adopted Ordinance 93-2-20 establishing the Qualification Based Selection procedures for the procurement of architects and engineers; and,
WHEREAS, the procedure originally required that projects resulting in an engineering or architectural fee of $10,000 or more be awarded based on recommendations of the Review Panel and projects of less than $10,000 should be handled administratively; and,
WHEREAS, subsequently on April 6, 1998, Ordinance 98-4-3 amended Ordinance 93-2-20 to provide that projects less than $20,000 would be handled administratively; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Parish Council to be kept informed of Administrative contracts.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the St. Charles Parish Code Chapter 2, Article I, Section 2-12, IV is hereby amended to add:
(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 which would result in a fee in the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) or more shall be awarded based on the recommendation of the Review Panel. Any such project resulting in a fee of less than the twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) threshold shall be handled administratively by the appropriate department, in its sole discretion, from utilizing this selection process whenever it is deemed appropriate. A report listing all contracts for consulting engineers or architectural services handled administratively s...
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