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Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, recommending the Board receive and file two reports on procurement and contracting activity for Fiscal Year 2016/17. (Est. Time: 20 Min.)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, recommending the Board receive and file two reports on procurement and contracting activity for Fiscal Year 2016-17.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Section 3.12.070 of the Purchasing Ordinance requires an annual submission to the Board of Supervisors of a report of procurement and contracting activity that occurs under the authority delegated to the Purchasing Agent. Two reports of purchasing activity for Fiscal Year 2016-17 are attached: 1) Contracts Activity and 2) Purchase Order Activity. The Contract Activity report includes contracts for services only and does not include public works/construction projects, MOUs, leases or funding agreements as these types of agreements are not governed by the Purchasing Ordinance.
Contracts Executed within Purchase Agent Authority:
California Government Code, beginning with section 25500, authorizes counties to employ purchasing agents and provides for their powers and duties. Government Code section 25502.3 allows the Board of Supervisors to authorize the Purchasing Agent to enter into contracts for services not exceeding $50,000, adjusted annually by the increase in the California Consumer Price Index. The CPI-adjusted authority for FY 2016-17 was $65,477.
County ordinance code section 3.12.060 establishes the office of the Purchasing Agent, which is “headed by the Chief Administrative Officer or his or her designee, hereinafter referred to as “Purchasing Agent.”…The Purchasing Agent shall have the powers and duties prescribed for county purchasing agents in Federal and State law, the County Charter and County ordinances, resolutions and policies.” Section 3.12.230(B) of the county ordinance code authori...
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