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Copyrighted by SANTA CLARA COUNTY CODE & Municipal Code Corporation, 1998.

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Sec. A34-80. Contracts for services generally.

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Director of Procurement shall have the authority to engage independent contractors to perform services for the County agencies, or any other public agency contracting with the County for such Director of Procurement services, with or without the furnishing of material, where the aggregate cost does not exceed $100,000.00; where labor union contracts include meet and confer rights for contracts in excess of $25,000.00, all provisions of the labor union contract shall be followed, and if the parties do not reach agreement, such contracts between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00 shall be agendized for consideration by the Board of Supervisors before action can be taken. For the purposes of this section, "aggregate cost" shall mean the aggregate cost for services rendered by the contractor to a single budget unit of the County.

(b) In addition to the authority set forth in the Government Code and elsewhere in this division, the Director of Procurement shall have the authority to enter into or renew a contract with the same contractor for the same type of services in subsequent fiscal years, notwithstanding the fact that the cumulative contract value will then exceed $100,000.00, if the contract maximum for any single fiscal year does not exceed $100,000.00 and the approval is in conformance with all applicable Board of Supervisors policies regarding contracts.

(c) In addition to the authority set forth in the Government Code and elsewhere in this division, the Director of Procurement shall have the authority to enter into or renew any contract which meets all of the following conditions:

(i) The contract is for services directly related to a current or past acquisition by the purchasing manager of one or more technology products;

(ii) The total dollar amount of the services to be provided under the contract, including any amendments or option(s) which may be later exercised, does not exceed $500,000.00 per fiscal year; and

(iii) The contract has been approved as to form and legality by County Counsel.

(d) For the purposes of Subsection A34-80(c), the following terms shall having the meaning described herein:

(i) "Acquisition" means procurement by purchase, rental, or license.

(ii) "Technology product" means hardware, software, firmware, or embedded systems; or related equipment; or goods which incorporate any such items.

(iii) "Service" means installation, project management, implementation, technical consultation, maintenance, or system design.

(e) The Director of Procurement shall submit to the Board's Finance and Government Operations Committee, at the end of each fiscal year or as otherwise requested by the Committee, a report of all new or renewed contracts for services that were approved by the Director of Procurement in the preceding fiscal year.

(Ord. No. 300.644, § 2, 1-9-01; Ord. No. NS-300.652, § 3, 6-26-01)

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