111.01 Departmental public improvement contracts.
111.02 Other departmental contracts.
111.03 Department of Finance reports/internal controls.
111.04 Bidding.
111.05 Fiscal officers certificate.
111.06 When chapter is not applicable.
111.07 State contracts.
111.08 Joint purchasing through Westshore Council of Governments.
111.09 Purchase of recycled paper required.
111.10 Contractors engaged in business in Northern Ireland; compliance with MacBride Principles For Fair Employment.
111.11 Contracts for advertising or sponsorship.
111.12 Emergency preparedness grants.
111.13 Sale through trade-in.
111.14 Authority to accept income or other things of value.
111.15 Purchasing consortiums.
CROSS REFERENCES
Public contracts - see Ohio R.C. 735.05 et seq., 737.02 et seq.
Unlawful interest in a public contract - see GEN. OFF. 525.10
Contract for public improvements; standards and control - see S.U. & P.S. 901.06
Lakewood Hospital - see S.U. & P.S. Ch. 907
(a) Contracts for public improvements and work and repairs with respect to public improvements shall be awarded by the Director of Public Works upon approval by Council. Adoption of an ordinance or resolution authorizing the preparation of plans or specifications, an ordinance or resolution authorizing the advertising of request for bids (where bidding shall be required) or any other ordinance or resolution which authorizes or approves the award of contracts, and specifies the limit to be spent, shall constitute the approval of Council required by the Charter and this section, except that any contract for an amount which exceeds the amount specified for a li ne item detailed in the ordinance or resolution shall not be valid or enforceable unless first specifically authorized by a separate resolution of Council.
(b) Contracts for architectural, engineering and design services, other than for street reconstruction projects including water main and sewer line replacement projects, shall specify not to exceed dollar amounts and are subject to separate ordinance and approval of Council.
(c) Contracts described in subsections (a) and (b) hereof in excess of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) shall be awarded by competitive bidding pursuant to Section 111.04 unless competitive bidding is not required pursuant to such section.
(Ord. 18-2023. Passed 12-4-23.)
(a) All contracts or purchases, other than contracts for public improvements described in Section 111.01, shall be awarded by the Mayor, the Director of Law, the Director of Finance, the Director of Public Works, the Director of Planning and Development, the Director of Human Services, the Director of Human Resources, or the Procurement Officer, upon approval by Council. Adoption of an ordinance or resolution authorizing the preparation of plans or specifications, an ordinance or resolution authorizing the advertising of request for bids (where bidding shall be required) or any other ordinance or resolution which authorizes or approves the award of contracts, and specifies the limit to be spent, shall constitute the approval of Council except that any contract for an amount which exceeds the amount specified for a line item detailed in the ordinance or resolution shall not be valid or enforceable unless first specifically authorized by a separate resolution of Council. Contracts or purchases in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), in addition, shall require the approval of the Board of Control established in subsection (b) hereof.
(b) A Board of Control, consisting of the Mayor, the Director of Law, the Director of Finance and the Director of Public Works, who may be represented by designees, is hereby established. Contracts shall be approved by the Board of Control by the execution of a written authorization or ratification of the contract by three of its members or their respective designees, with or without a meeting.
(Ord. 18-2023. Passed 12-4-23.)
(c) Contracts described in subsection (a) hereof in excess of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) shall be awarded by competitive bidding pursuant to Section 111.04 unless competitive bidding is not required pursuant to such section.
(Ord. 90-84. Passed 1-21-1985.)
(a) The Department of Finance shall apply specific internal controls for contracts or purchases less than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), which will include a process approved by Council. The Director of Finance shall include an outline of the internal controls in legislation to Council for approval which shall not change without separate action of Council.
(b) The Department of Finance shall submit to Council on at least a monthly basis, as a communication on the Council Docket, a report of contracts or purchases in amounts greater than seven thousand five hundred ($7,500) and less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) containing information substantially similar as set forth in the form filed with the Clerk of Council but shall at least contain the date, amount, payee, and a brief description of the purchase/services.
(Ord. 18-2023. Passed 12-4-23.)
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