HomeMy WebLinkAboutBill No. 61-23 RBO Amendment OrdinanceSharon L. McBride
President
Sheila Niezgodski
Vice-President
Canneth Lee
Chairperson, Committee
of the Whole
Canneth Lee
First District
Henry Davis, Jr.
Second District
Sharon L. McBride
Third District
Troy Warner
Fourth District Eli Wax Fifth District
Sheila Niezgodski
Sixth District
Karen L. White
At Large
Rachel Tomas Morgan
At Large
Lori K. Hamann
At Large
City of South Bend
Common Council
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September 6, 2023
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Filed in Clerk's OfficeGE_P_��-2�-3 JDAWN M. JONES ��LERK, SO�!!j_ BEND, IN---
Re: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 13,
SECTIONS 6-71 THROUGH 6-78 ADDRESSING RESPONSIBLE
BIDDING PRACTICES AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS ON
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
Dear Council Members:
On April 9, 2018, the Common Council passed Ordinance No. 10594-18,
"An Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,
amending Chapter 6 of the South Bend Municipal Code to Include New
Article 13 Establishing Responsible Bidding Practices and Submission
Requirements on Public Works Projects." The Bill was crafted through the
collaboration of City Government, the Chamber of Commerce, Union
Trades, and other key stakeholders.
After more than four years operating under the original ordinance, the
proposed amendments represent improvements and updates to the original
ordinance to reflect current circumstances and to ensure that the highest
quality of standards continue to be utilized during the bidding process. Like
the original bill, these amendments were also crafted through the
collaboration of City Government, the Chamber of Commerce, Union
Trades, and other key stakeholders.
These amendments retain existing responsible bidding practices and
submission requirements by contractors on Public Works projects and
continue to comply with state law to award capital improvement contracts to
the "lowest responsive and responsible" bidder. This ordinance continues to
reflect the factors the city will consider in determining a responsive bidder
and updates the factors the city will consider in determining a "responsible"
bidder.
BILL NO. 61-23