(A) All contracts $2,000 or more must be in writing as required by the Saginaw City Charter, Chapter 5, § 33.
(B) All contracts less than $2,000 concerning the purchase of goods and services which cannot be fulfilled within one year of the contract, because of the Statute of Frauds, must be in writing and signed by an authorized signature by the party to be charged in order to be legally enforceable.
(C) All written contracts must be approved by the City Attorney, or his or her designee, as to form and the City Manager as to substance.
(D) All contracts $2,000 or more must be approved by City Council. City Council may approve the contract in the annual budget as long as there is a specific category line item and dollar amount listed in the annual budget.
(E) All contracts less than $2,000 for professional services shall be approved by the City Manager.
(F) All contracts less than $2,000 for goods, non-professional services, supplies, materials, equipment, and construction projects shall be purchased pursuant to § 14.34.
(G) Contracts involving the expenditure of federal funds shall, where applicable, include those provisions set forth in 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Appendix II, and pertaining to the following:
(1) Administrative, contractual, or legal remedies, including possible sanctions and penalties, in instances where vendors violate or breach contract terms;
(2) Termination for cause and convenience by the city, including the manner by which it will be effected and the basis for any settlement;
(3) Compliance with federal equal employment opportunity laws and regulations;
(4) Compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act, being 40 U.S.C. §§ 276a et seq., as supplemented by U.S. Department of Labor regulations, and the Copeland “Anti-Kickback” Act, being 18 U.S.C. § 874;
(5) Compliance with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act, being 40 U.S.C. Ch. 37;
(6) Compliance with federal rights to inventions laws and regulations;
(7) Compliance with the Clean Air Act, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 74.01, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, being 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.;
(8) Compliance with federal debarment and suspension laws and regulations;
(9) Compliance with federal anti-lobbying laws and regulations; and
(10) Compliance with § 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, being 42 U.S.C. § 6962 with regard to the procurement of recovered materials.
(Prior Code, § 14.22) (Ord. O-82, passed 6-1-2009, effective 6-11-2009; Ord. O-193, passed 7-24-2017, effective 8-3-2017)