The selection of firms or persons to provide professional architectural, engineering, landscape architectural and other related professional services which will cost $25,000 or more shall be accomplished in accordance with the provisions of §§ 14-7-2-1 et seq. For the purposes of §§ 14-7-2-1 et seq., PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL AND OTHER RELATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES means the performance of any professional service or creative work requiring architectural, landscape architecture or engineering education, training and experience, and the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical and engineering sciences, design or architectural principles to such professional services or creative work as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, observation of construction, surveying, photogrammetry and construction management, and shall also include design-build services costing at least five million dollars ($5,000,000). The design-build project delivery method shall not be used for projects costing less than five million dollars ($5,000,000).
('74 Code, § 7-17-2) (Ord. 66-1976; Am. Ord. 36-1983; Am. Ord. 82-1986; Am. Ord. 66-1990; Am. Ord. 2021-002)