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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05846ORDINANCE NO. 5846 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR THE AWARD OF MANAGEMENT AND CONCESSION CONTRACTS WHEREAS, the City periodically enters into contracts with third parties to manage or operate certain City facilities and activities, and WHEREAS, it would be in the best interest of the City and its citizens for the City Council to establish criteria and procedures with respect to the award of such contracts, NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby find and determine that the purchase of services for the operation or management of City's concessions or facilities including, without limitation, City Park Golf Course and Restaurant, Walkingstick Golf Course and Restaurant, Airport Restaurant, and concessions and facilities within City's public parks and other buildings constitutes the purchase of professional or technical services exempt from the competitive bidding procedures and requirements of Section 7 -29 of the Charter of the City. SECTION 2. No contract for the operation or management of any of City's concessions or facilities shall be awarded except in compliance with the following: (a) The Director of Purchasing shall, on the basis of requests for proposals prepared in consultation with the Director of the Department concerned and approved by the City Manager, solicit and receive proposals from qualified persons. The Director of Purchasing and the Director of the Department concerned shall open and analyze the proposals and present the proposals and their analysis to the City Manager. The City Manager after consultation with the Director of the concerned Department shall either (i) recommend to the City Council approval of the proposal which he determines to be in the best interests of the City, (ii) direct that further negotiations be entered into with any or all of the proposers, or (iii) reject all proposals and direct the Director of Purchasing to obtain additional proposals. (b) In determining which proposal is in the best interests of the City, the City Manager shall consider: (i) the background, qualifications and experience of the proposer, (ii) the financial ability of the proposer to comply with and perform the contract, (iii) proposer's past performance of obligations under contracts with the City, and (iv) the proposal's economic or other benefits to the City. (c) Contracts shall not be for a term in excess of five (5) years unless the City Council for cause, such as substantial capital contribution required by the proposals, approves a contract for a term of more than five (5) years. (d) Contracts shall not be renewable nor contain any right of first refusal. Upon the expiration of the initial term or earlier termination of a contract, request for proposals for another contract shall be obtained and awarded as set forth in (a) above. (e) The City Council may by Resolution exempt the management or operation of a specified City concession or facility from the requirements of Section 2 of this Ordinance. -2- SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage. INTRODUCED November 22 , 1993 By JOHN CALIFANO Councilperson APPROVED: Pre si ent of t e City Council -3-