ORDINANCE NO. 250999
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Sponsor: Councilmember Crispin Rea
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.
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WHEREAS, City Council wishes to 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:
(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-build contracts. Contracts shall be awarded as is appropriate to the manner in which the contract was solicited, as follows:
(1) Best value. To the responsible design-build firm whose proposal is evaluated as providing the best value to the city based on any factors and method and formula included in the request for proposals. The city may elect to establish a fixed dollar budget for the project such that all proposers are operating under the same monetary limitations.
(2) Qualification-based. A qualification-based selection shall be made based upon the statement of qualifications that was required to be submitted. The process for making the qualification-based selection shall be determined by the estimated dollar value of the design-build contract as follows, provided however that the failure to utilize the applicable process shall not invalidate any public improvement procurement or any contract:
a. Contracts exceeding $6,000,000,00. The city shall ...
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