...Title
Amendments to Title 4 of the San José Municipal Code Related to Procurement of Goods and Services.
...Recommendations
Approve an ordinance amending Title 4 of the San José Municipal Code, Chapter 4.04 Contract Authority and adding to and amending Chapter 4.12 Procurements of Goods and Services as follows:
(a) Amend Section 4.04.080(A) titled Quarterly Reports to increase the Minimum Contract Values for “Sunshine” Reports to the Informal Procurement Threshold, as defined in Section 4.12.028 of the San José Municipal Code;
(b) Amend Section 4.04.085(B) titled Periodic Automatic Adjustments to Contract Authority Limitations and Related Figures to remove references where Section 4.04.085(B) is no longer applicable;
(c) Add Section 4.12.018 titled Competitive Procurement Threshold to define the "Competitive Procurement Threshold” to be $10,000.00, as automatically adjusted to remain aligned with the Federal Micro-Purchase Threshold as defined in 48 CFR §2.101;
(d) Add Section 4.12.028 titled Informal Procurement Threshold to define the “Informal Procurement Threshold” to be $250,000.00, as automatically adjusted to remain aligned with the Federal Simplified Acquisition Threshold as defined in 48 CFR §2.101;
(e) Amend Section 4.12.210(A) titled Selection of Procurement Method to align the upper limit of purchases that may be made without a competitive procurement to the Competitive Procurement Threshold;
(f) Amend Section 4.12.210(B) titled Selection of Procurement Method to increase the lower and upper limits for using the request for quotes process to the Competitive Procurement Threshold and the Informal Procurement Threshold, respectively;
(g) Amend Section 4.12.210(C, D) titled Selection of Procurement Method to increase the threshold for using the request for proposals and formal bid processes for services and goods, respectively, to those purchases estimated to exceed the Informal Procurement Threshold;
(h) Amend Section 4.12.225(B)(3) titled Public Ag...
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