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City of Middletown, NY Procurement Policy
Ch 19 Capital Projects
Ch 25 City Property, Sale of
Ch 43 Elections
Ch 54 Finance
Ch 65 Investment Policy
Ch 77 Local Laws, Adoption of
Ch 94 Official Map
Ch 97 Planning Board
Ch 104 Procurement Policy
§ 104-1 Adoption of procedures.
§ 104-2 Purchases.
§ 104-3 Public works contracts.
§ 104-4 Other services.
§ 104-5 Verbal quotes.
§ 104-6 Exceptions.
§ 104-7 Requests for proposals.
§ 104-8 Award to other than lowest bidder.
§ 104-9 Effect on other procedures.
§ 104-10 Contracts awarded based on best-value analysis.
§ 104-11 Standards for federal CDBG-DR procurement actions.
Ch 112 Records
Ch 125 Urban Renewal, Department of
Ch 130 Veterans Service Agency
Ch 143 Air Conditioners
Ch 147 Air Pollution
Ch 152 Alarm Systems
Ch 156 Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 161 Animals
Ch 166 Architectural Review
Ch 171 Auctions
Ch 176 Balloons
Ch 182 Bingo and Games of Chance
Ch 188 Brush, Grass and Weeds
Ch 203 Business Improvement Districts
Ch 212 Child Safety Zones
Ch 214 Collateral Loan Brokers
Ch 220 Data Security Breaches
Ch 230 Economic Development
Ch 235 Electricians and Electrical Standards
Ch 237 Energize NY Benefit Financing Program
Ch 240 Entertainment
Ch 244 Environmental Quality Review
Ch 252 Fences
Ch 261 Fire Prevention
Ch 263 Fires, Conduct at
Ch 265 Fireworks
Ch 270 Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 275 Fortune-Telling
Ch 288 Graffiti
Ch 296 Housing
Ch 306 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
Ch 314 Laser Pointers
Ch 319 Littering
Ch 325 Middletown Identification Card Program
Ch 332 Noise
Ch 337 Nursing Homes
Ch 340 Outdoor Woodburning Furnaces
Ch 344 Parades and Motorcades
Ch 348 Parks and Recreation
Ch 353 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 359 Property Maintenance
Ch 364 Public Market
Ch 367 Public Transportation
Ch 384 Sales
Ch 389 Sewers
Ch 394 Signs
Ch 398 Skateboarding
Ch 403 Snow and Ice
Ch 412 Steam Engines and Boilers
Ch 413 Storm Sewer System
Ch 414 Stormwater Management; Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 416 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 420 Subdivision of Land
Ch 425 Swimming Pools
Ch 430 Taxation
Ch 433 Taxicabs
Ch 440 Towing
Ch 445 Trailers and Trailer Parks
Ch 449 Trees
Ch 457 Vehicles, Abandoned and Junked
Ch 466 Water
Ch A490 Fees
Ch A500 Plumbers and Plumbing Standards
Ch A501 Tourist Camps
Chapter 104 Procurement Policy
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council 1-3-2012.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
Finance — See Ch. 54.
Investment policy — See Ch. 65.
Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Ch. 104, Procurement Policy, adopted 1-3-2011.
The following procedures are adopted for procurement of goods and services.
For purchases, the following procedures are to be followed:
For purchases of items costing over $20,000, competitive bidding in accordance with applicable laws and regulations is required.
For purchases of items costing between $5,000 and $19,999.99, three or more written price quotes from suppliers are required.
For purchases of items costing between $2,000 and $4,999.99, three or more verbal quotes from suppliers are required.
For purchases of items costing between $0 and $1,999.99, appropriate verbal quotes from suppliers, in the discretion of the department head undertaking the purchasing, are required.
For public works contracts, the following procedures are to be followed:
For contracts over $35,000, competitive bidding in accordance with applicable laws and regulations is required.
For contracts between $5,000 and $34,999.99, three or more written quotes from qualified contractors are required.
For contracts between $2,000 and $4,999.99, three or more verbal quotes from qualified contractors are required.
For contracts between $0 and $1,999.99, appropriate verbal quotes from qualified contractors, in the discretion of the department head who wishes to enter into the contracts, are required.
[Amended 2-5-2013]
In the event it can be anticipated that a particular service (e.g., painting services) may be required by the City for various projects which, in total, are expected to exceed $35,000 for the year, then the procurement of those services will be subject to competitive bidding.
There are, however, certain types of services provided to the City that may be considered routine and delivered in the ordinary course of business that are not capable of precise cumulative monetary calculation but are necessary to be incurred promptly and/or locally to protect the health, welfare or safety of the residents of the City, employees of the City or structures and equipment owned by the City. Such services include, but are not limited to, repairs to City vehicles such as sanitation trucks or trucks used in snowplowing or street repairs; repairs to City buildings and processes, such as electrical or plumbing work in or on the City’s sewage treatment plant or water treatment plant; or assistance from outside companies for snow or garbage removal. In such cases, the cumulative payment to those companies may total more than $35,000 per year, but it is impossible to know from year to year whether such costs will exceed $35,000. In such cases, and in accordance with § 104-b, Subdivision 2g, of the New York General Municipal Law, it is the determination of the Common Council of the City of Middletown that the best interests of the City will not be served by competitive bidding in such cases but that the department head charged with such purchases may obtain such routine services as needed by the City in the ordinary course of business from time to time.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the department head charged with such purchase determines that the anticipated service covered by that one purchase likely will exceed the cost of $35,000 and such service is not the subject of any exception under this procurement policy (such as an emergency purchase or the purchase from a sole source supplier), then the procurement of such service will be subject to competitive bidding as set forth elsewhere in this chapter.
Whenever this policy allows for verbal quotes, the department head must maintain a written log which lists appropriate information from each supplier or contractor supplying such verbal quotes.
Exceptions to the above procurement processes are to be allowed in purchases or public work contracts which involve emergencies, true leases, and sole source purchases. In such events, the responsible department head must document the circumstances allowing the exception to the above procurement processes and should, whenever possible, attempt to make purchases and secure public works contracts at the lowest possible cost and should obtain at least three verbal quotes, to the extent possible under the circumstances.
Whenever possible, professional services are to be obtained through requests for proposals (RFPs) issued by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. All responses to RFPs are to be reviewed by the Board of Estimate, which must make a recommendation to the Common Council for final approval.
Whenever any contract is awarded to other than the lowest bidder or proposer, the reasons are to be set forth in writing and filed with the appropriate department or board.
Nothing in these procurement processes changes any administrative procedures required by the Charter of the City of Middletown, such as the approval of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for purchases and contracts.
[Added 6-3-2014 by L.L. No. 2-2014]
Notwithstanding anything else contained in this chapter to the contrary, the Common Council, after approval of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, may award purchase contracts and service contracts that have been procured pursuant to competitive bidding or otherwise under New York General Municipal Law § 103(1) or this chapter by either the lowest responsible bidder standard or the best-value standard.
"Best value" is defined in State Finance Law § 163 to mean "the basis for awarding contracts for services to the offerer which optimizes quality, cost and efficiency, among responsive and responsible offerers. Such basis shall reflect, wherever possible, objective and quantifiable analysis. Such basis may also identify a quantitative factor for offerers that are small businesses or certified minority- or women-owned business enterprises as defined in subdivisions one, seven, fifteen and twenty of section three hundred ten of the [New York] Executive Law to be used in evaluation of offers for awarding of contracts for services." For purposes of this section, the Common Council adopts the above definition of "best value," as the same may be modified from time to time by the State Legislature.
Pursuant to New York General Municipal Law § 103(1), the best-value standard may be used for purchase contracts, including contracts for service work, but it excludes and may not be used for any purchase contracts necessary for the completion of public works contracts pursuant to New York Labor Law Article 8.
If the monetary thresholds of New York General Municipal Law § 103 are increased or decreased in the future by the State Legislature, the monetary thresholds set forth herein will be deemed simultaneously amended to match the new General Municipal Law thresholds.
Whenever any contract is awarded by the Common Council (after approval of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment) on the basis of best value instead of the lowest responsible bidder, the basis for determining best value will be thoroughly and accurately documented. Such documentation may include, but is not necessarily limited to, the cost of maintenance; durability; availability of replacement parts or maintenance contractors; longer product life; product performance criteria; quality of craftsmanship; or compatibility with existing City buildings or property.
[Added 11-15-2016]
Notwithstanding anything else contained in this chapter to the contrary, eligible Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) expenditures and procurement actions undertaken on or after January 1, 2017, shall comply with the procurement standards as set forth in 2 CFR Parts 200.317 through 200.326, as the same may be amended from time to time. In the event of a conflict between state or local laws and regulations and the procurement requirements of 2 CFR Part 200, the more stringent requirements will apply.