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Contracts for ongoing services shall be submitted to the City <br />Council for approval regardless of their dollar amount. <br /> <br />2.5 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES <br />Model after a simplified version of Brooklyn Park policy sec. 10.00 <br />on pages 8 - 11. <br /> <br />2.5.1 Applicability <br />This procedure applies to all advisory auditing, engineering, <br />financial, legal, personnel, technical, training, or other services. <br /> <br />2.5.2 Competency <br />Contract shall be made only with responsible consultants who <br />have the capability to successfully fulfill the contractual <br />requirements. Consideration shall be given to their past <br />performance and experience, their financial capacity to complete <br />the project, the availability of personnel, and other appropriate <br />criteria. <br /> <br />2.5.3 Solicitation <br />The nature of the professional service shall be illustrated in a <br />request for proposals for services of greater magnitude or in a <br />description of work fro services of lesser magnitude. This shall be <br />advertised or otherwise distributed to likely and potential service <br />providers commensurate with the value of the contract. <br /> <br />2.5.4 Selection <br />Professional service providers shall be selected so as to provide <br />the best value to the City considering the difficulty of the work <br />proposed, its value to the City, the expertise and capacity of the <br />consultant and cost. <br /> <br />2.5.5 Award <br />All one-time contracts of over $5,000 and any ongoing service <br />contracts shall be awarded by the City Council. The City <br />Administrator shall approve one-time contracts less than $5,000. <br /> <br /> <br />2.6 EMERGENCY PURCHASES <br />Model after Blaine policy sec. 3.5 on page 7.