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[COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR] ORDINANCE NO. 250999

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Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

Amending Chapter 3, Code of Ordinances, by repealing Section 3-31 Contract award, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter to increase the dollar amount of the design professional contracts subject to architect and engineering selection committee ("Committee(s)"); to change the composition of the Committees; and add a selection process timeline to the architect and engineering selection process.

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WHEREAS, City Council desires to change the composition of the architect and engineering selection committee and establish a clear and consistent timeline for the design professional and design build-qualifications based selection process; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That Chapter 3, Code of Ordinances of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, is hereby amended by repealing Section 3-31, Contract award, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter, to read as follows:

Sec. 3-31. Contract award.

(a) General standards. Except as otherwise provided in this division 2, all contracts in which bids or proposals were required shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder or best proposer as determined by the city in the city's sole discretion, after due opportunity for competition.

(b) Design professional contracts. A qualification-based selection shall be made based upon the statement of qualifications that was required to be submitted and any supplement thereto as requested by the city. The process for making the qualification-based selection shall be determined by the estimated dollar value of the design professional contract as follows, provided however that the failure to utilize the applicable process shall not invalidate any public improvement procurement or any ...

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