Ordinance 3781-20 - Laserfiche WebLink

STANDARD PROCUREMENT POLICY & FEDERAL EMERGENCY CONTRACTING 1.9.6 ARCHITECTURAL& ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENTS Per City of Everett Municipal Code 2.04.030(2), "City Council shall approve all agreements for professional engineering or architectural services for the design of City improvements." This also applies to any agreement amendments. A "design of City improvement" is any engineering or architectural agreement that requires the service provider to provide stamped drawings. Architectural and Engineering Services are governed by Section 7.5. 1.9.7 PROFESSIONAL OR SPECIAL PERSONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS Professional or Special Personal Services Agreements and Amendments that are not the result of a competitive solicitation and have an estimated or actual annual value greater than $50,000 must be awarded or approved by City Council.The limit may be lowered on a case by case basis at the Mayor's discretion or comprehensively by Mayoral Directive. See the definition for Special Personal Service in Section 2. Architectural and Engineering Services are governed by Section 7.5. 1.9.8 INDEMNIFICATION Any agreement or contract that contains an indemnification clause requiring the City to indemnify must be approved by City Council unless either (1) City Council has delegated that authority to the Mayor through previous action or(2)the City Attorney determines City Council approval is unnecessary. 1.9.9 CONTRACT AMENDMENTS AND CHANGE ORDERS Contract Amendments will ordinarily be approved in the same fashion as the initial contract. If, City Council awards the initial contract,then City Council must approve any contract amendments. If the Mayor has the authority to award and sign the contract, the Mayor will award and sign any related contract amendments. However, Change Orders for public works projects are governed by EMC 3.80.050. Page 6 of 57