(A) Formal bidding by advertisement shall be required for any city improvement or structure costing more than $30,000 and shall be executed by contract, except where such improvement is authorized by the Council to be performed directly by a city department in conformity with detailed plans, specifications and estimates. The Council shall accept and award those bids and written quotations for every such contract of purchase exceeding the sum of $30,000 using a “best value procurement” determination, therefore the award may be made to a party other than the lowest bidder. In determining whether a bidder is a “qualified and responsible bidder”, the City Council may take into consideration the past performance record of the bidder and change order history. The City Council expressly reserves the right to reject any and all quotations.
(B) Formal bidding is not required, however, for:
(1) Buildings, structures, additions or alterations within the scope of A.R.S. § 34-201(C), including any adjustments made by the state to the maximum amount for such projects;
(2) Any street road, bridge, water or sewer work, excluding water or sewer treatment plants or buildings within the scope of A.R.S. § 34-201(D), including any adjustments made by the state to the maximum amount for such projects;
(3) Construction, reconstruction, installation or repair of a natural gas or electric utility distribution system owned or operated by the city, if such work is performed by employees regularly employed by the city, A.R.S. § 34-201(E);
(4) Contributions by the city, if any, for public infrastructure made pursuant to a development agreement and up to the maximum amount allowed pursuant to A.R.S. § 34-201(F), including any adjustments made by the state to such amount; or
(5) Any projects that qualify for design-bid-build, construction manager at risk or job-order contracting pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 34-602 et seq.
(Prior Code, § 2-6.01) (Ord. 499, passed - -; Ord. 790, passed - -1999; Ord. 819, passed - -2001; Ord. 925, passed - -2012; Ord. 938, passed 12-12-2014; Ord. 976, passed 12-12-2019)