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Councilwoman Hartman
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Amending Toledo Municipal Code Sections 187.03, 187.05, 187.08, 187.12, 187.42; Repeal Toledo Municipal Code Section 187.38; enact new Toledo Municipal Code Section 187.43; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 187, Financial Management and Procedures, governs purchases and supplies, including standard evaluation criteria for construction contractors. Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 187 amendments improve and protect the integrity of Toledo Municipal Code procurement requirements for construction contracts, including, but not limited to, construction contracts for new construction, alteration, maintenance, repair and/or renovation contracts provide for greater transparency and accountability in contracting requirements, requires all construction contractors that provide services for the City of Toledo to adhere to the same standards.
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NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That section 187.03 of the Toledo Municipal Code, which reads as follows:
187.03. Contract execution.
(a) No contract involving any expenditure of the amount of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) or more shall be executed by any officer of the City in behalf thereof, except in pursuance of an advertisement or bids published at least twice in the City Journal, the first of which advertisements shall be at least ten (10) days preceding the opening of bids. The advertisement for such bids may be published prior to the time the ordinance authorizing the contract becomes effective, but no bids shall be accepted or contract executed until the ordinance authorizing the same is in full force and effect.
(b) The City may include in public improvement plans and specifications an estimate of the cost of the improvement. Whether or not an estimate of cost is included in the plans and specifications, no contract may be entered into for the constructio...
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