1984 Ordinances - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

discussion staq~i~ nonbinding estimates of total project cost, including where appropriate, design, construction, and life cycle costing may be discussed. Proprietary information from competing offerors shall not be disclosed to the public or tQ competetors. At the conclusion of discussions, outlined herein, on the basis of evaluation factures published in the selection process to this point, the purchasing agent shall select in the order of preference two (2) or more offerors whose professional qualifications and proposed services are deemed most meritorious. Negotiations shatlthen be.conducted beginning~with the offeror r~nked first. If a contract satis- .factory'and advantageous to the City can be negotiated at~ a price considered fair and reasonable, the award shall be made to that offeror. Otherwise, negotiations with the offeror ranked first shall be formally terminated and negotiations conducted with the offeror ranked second, and so on, until such contract can be negotiated at a fair and reasonable-price~ Should the purchasing agent determine in writing that in his sole discretion only one (1) offeror is fully qualified,~ or that one (1) offeror is clearly more highly qualified and suit- able than the others under consideration, a contract may be negotiated and awarded to that offeror. 5. That Section 11-129 (6) of the Code of the City'of Portsmouth, Virginia~ 1973, be amended to read as follows: (16~ Sealed bids or competitive negotiations shall not be required for the procurement~of legal services, or for the procurement of expert witnesses, and other services associated with Ii%~ga~ion or regulatory proceedings. 6. That Section 11-129 of the Code of the City of Ports~ ~outh~ Virginia, 1973, be amended by adding thereto subparagraph ~12) to read as follows: ~ (12) Sealed bids or competitive negotiation shali not be required for administering public assistance programs as.de- fined in Section 63.1-87, Code of Virginia, or the fuel assistance program or for personal services for direct use by the recipients of such programs.' 7. That Section 11-131 of the Code of the City of Ports- mouth, Virginia, 1973, be amended to read as follows: Sectiontl-131. Public access to procurement information. Except as provided herein, all proceedings,.record~, con- tracts, and other public records relating to procurement tr~ns- actions shall be open to the inspection of any citizen, or any interested person, firm, or cooperation, in accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Cost estimates relating 3