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File #: 7972-14    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: In Committee
File created: 1/14/2014 In control: Committee on Government Reform
On agenda: 1/14/2014 Final action:
Title: An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, Article 905, entitled “Nonformal Procurement,” §5-905.03, entitled “Procurement of professional services,” in order to clarify the role of the Allegheny County Professional Services Review Committee and the process by which its members are appointed.
Sponsors: William Robinson
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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, Article 905, entitled “Nonformal Procurement,” §5-905.03, entitled “Procurement of professional services,” in order to clarify the role of the Allegheny County Professional Services Review Committee and the process by which its members are appointed.


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Whereas, the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, §5-905.03, provides for the review of certain contracts for professional services by the Allegheny County Professional Services Review Committee; and

Whereas, the provisions of §5-905.03 also limit themselves to the following five types of professional services contracts to be reviewed by the Committee: architectural services, engineering services, financial consulting services, legal services, and medical consulting services; and

Whereas, since the establishment of the Professional Services Review Committee, the committee has provided both invaluable insight and a level of transparency regarding the County’s professional services contracts in the five designated subject areas; and

Whereas, it is the desire of Council to remove the limitation on the Committee’s review to only the five delineated professional services contract categories and to refine the mechanism by which the members of the Committee are appointed;

The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Incorporation of Preamble.

The provisions set forth in the Preamble to this Ordinance are incorporated by reference in their entirely herein as findings of fact made by Council.


Section 2. Amendment of the Code.

The Administrative Code of Allegheny County, Article 905, entitled “Nonformal Procurement,” §5-905.03, entitled “Procurement of professional services,” is hereby amended as follows:

§5-905.03. Procurement of professional services.

A. To review and evaluate proposals received for professional services there...

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