§ 3.24.130. Procurement of services with a value from $5,000.01 up to $25,000.00.

(a)

Informal Request for Proposal (RFP) Procedure. Except as set forth herein, the procurement of consultant or professional services with a value from $5,000.01 up to $25,000.00 shall be made following the procedure prescribed below:

(1)

Solicitation of Proposals. The department may solicit proposals by written (including e-mail) or verbal request to prospective consultants. Informal requests for proposals shall, whenever feasible, be based on at least three proposals and shall be awarded to the best qualified and most responsible proposer, which may not necessarily be the lowest priced proposal. The dollar amount of the proposal shall be considered but the award need not be made to the lowest dollar proposal.

(2)

Retention of Proposal. The department shall retain all proposals in accordance with the city council-approved retention schedule.

(3)

Award of Contracts. The city manager is authorized to award a contract in accordance with the authorization granted in Lincoln Municipal Code section 3.24.090.

(b)

Exceptions. The city manager (within the monetary limitations of this chapter) may dispense with the informal RFP procedure, in whole or in part, or reject any proposals received as part of any informal RFP procedure, whether the informal RFP procedure has been initiated or not, for the reasons set forth at Lincoln Municipal Code section 3.24.140(b).

(Ord. No. 890B, § 2A.(Exh. A), 3-11-2014)