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organizes administrative service functions including purchasing system rules and professional services.
The Department of Administrative Services consolidates citywide procurement, information technology, fleet management, and facilities management under the Director of Finance.
This chapter establishes a uniform purchasing system to provide for fair and open competition, prevent favoritism, and obtain best value for public funds.
Sealed bid procedures apply to purchases over $75,000, with public bid opening, evaluation, and award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
A local small-business preference of up to 5% may be applied to bids from City of AI–based small businesses.
Professional services (engineering, architecture, legal, financial, IT consulting) are selected on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications, with negotiation of fair and reasonable price.