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As used in this chapter:
(a) "Professional services" means services which may be performed only pursuant to a license, certificate, or other legal authorization, services within the scope of practice of an architect or landscape architect or a professional engineer or surveyor, or other services of a similar nature and scope.
(b) "Professional service provider" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, company, firm or other similar entity which performs professional services.
(c) "Qualifications" means all of the following:
(1) Competence of the professional service provider to perform the required professional services as indicated by the technical training, education and experience of the professional service provider's personnel, especially the technical training, education and experience of the employees employed by the professional service provider who would be assigned to perform the professional services;
(2) Ability of the professional service provider in terms of its workload and the availability of qualified personnel, equipment, and facilities to perform the required professional services competently and expeditiously;
(3) Past performance of the professional service provider as reflected by the evaluations of previous clients with respect to such factors as control of costs, quality of work, and meeting of deadlines;
(4) Other similar factors.
(Ord. 91-44. Passed 4-2-91.)
Each potential professional service provider desiring to enter into a contractual relationship with the City of Greenville, Ohio, for the rendering of such professional services, shall submit to the Director of Public Service, Director of Public Safety, or other contracting agent, a detailed statement of qualifications, which such statement of qualifications shall be based on and address each of the factors set forth within the meaning set forth in Section 212.01(c). Each such statement of qualifications shall be updated by each prospective professional service provider at regular intervals. The said statement of qualifications, as periodically updated, shall be maintained by the Director of Public Service for use in conjunction with the letting of professional service contracts.
(Ord. 91-44. Passed 4-2-91.)
Unless specifically exempted and excepted as provided herein, the City of Greenville shall publicly announce all anticipated professional service contracts available from it for such professional services. The announcements mandated shall:
(a) Be made in a uniform and consistent manner and shall be made sufficiently in advance of the time that responses must be received from qualified professional service providers for such professional service providers to have an adequate opportunity to submit a statement of interest in the project;
(b) Include a general description of the project, a statement of the specific professional services required, and a description of the qualifications required for the project;
(c) Indicate how qualified professional service providers may submit statements of qualifications in order to be considered for such a contract, if such a statement of qualifications is not already on file with the City;
(d) Be sent to:
(1) Each professional service provider that has a current statement of qualifications on file with the City and is qualified to perform the required professional services; and
(2) Other similar professional service providers, trade associations, the news media, and any other publications or other public media that the City considers appropriate.
(Ord. 91-44. Passed 4-2-91.)
Each professional service contract to be entered into on behalf of the City shall be evaluated in accordance with Ohio R.C. 153.69, as the same may, from time to time, be amended.
(Ord. 91-44. Passed 4-2-91; Ord. 04-47. Passed 5-4-04.)
(a) Any project with an estimated professional services fee of less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) within a calendar year.
(b) Any project determined by the City Council, in consultation with the City Administration, to be an emergency action.
(Ord. 91-44. Passed 4-2-91; Ord. 04-47. Passed 5-4-04.)
Following completion, an evaluation shall be conducted and completed by the contracting agent and appropriate department head, which such evaluation shall take into consideration the provisions set forth in Ohio R.C. 153.65 through 153.71.
(Ord. 91-44. Passed 4-2-91; Ord. 04-47. Passed 5-4-04.)