City of Milwaukee - File #: 110104

• File #: 110104
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 5/3/2011
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 6/14/2011
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to how parking garage management service contracts are awarded.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: BIDS, PARKING LOTS, PARKING STRUCTURES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/14/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	15:0
6/9/2011	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE; Minutes note: Individual appearing: Shirley Krug, Parking Services, Department of Public Works	Pass	4:0
6/6/2011	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/18/2011	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Individual appearing: Shirley Krug, DPW-Administration Aaron Cadle, Legislative Reference Bureau The file will be held for one cycle to address committee members' concerns.	Pass	4:0
5/13/2011	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/3/2011	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
110104

Version
Substitute 1

Reference

Sponsor
ALD. Bauman

Title
A substitute ordinance relating to how parking garage management service contracts are awarded.

Sections
309-61-1-b am

Analysis
This ordinance clarifies that the commissioner of public works has the option of awarding parking garage management service contracts through means other than competitive bidding when competitive bidding is impracticable, i.e. when contracts require professional judgment, the exercise of discretion or where specifications cannot be drafted.

Body
Whereas, Section 309-61-1-b of the code provides only competitive bidding as the method for awarding management service contracts for city-owned parking garage structures although the charter and common law provides that other award procedures are allowed if competitive bidding is impracticable; and

Whereas, Management service contracts for city-owned parking garage structures do require significant professional judgment, management discretion and reporting obligations to the department of public works, the department of administration and the office of the comptroller which cannot be adequately evaluated through a lowest bidder contract award process; and

Whereas, Current code provisions need to be amended to clarify that management service contracts for city-owned parking garage structures may be awarded by means other than competitive bidding when competitive bidding is impracticable; now, therefore

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 309-61-1-b of the code is amended to read:

309-61. Operation of Parking Facilities.
1. CONTRACT REQUIRED.
b. Pursuant to s. 7-22 of the charter,[[ all]] contracts for managing city permanent parking structures shall be awarded and administered by the commissioner of public works to the lowest responsible bidder in the manner provided in s. 7-14 of the charter>>, except when not practicable,<< and shall be fo...