§ 6.43. AS-NEEDED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.
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Department Heads are authorized to procure as-needed professional services for temporary professional services to supplement the expertise or experience of the department for one or more Public Work or Improvement projects in conformance with Sections 6.40 through 6.42, with the following limitations:
(a) The Department Head shall designate an as-needed professional service Contract as a single-project or multiple-project Contract in the request for proposals or qualifications.
(b) Work shall be assigned by contract service orders. Contract service orders shall include a scope of services, time, and a not-to-exceed fee.
(1) A multiple-project as-needed Contract shall provide for a not-to-exceed amount and a Contract term of not more than five years from the date of certification by the Controller of the Contract, including all modifications. The cumulative modifications to a multiple-project as-needed Contract shall not exceed 150% of the original not-to-exceed amount. No contract service order or multiple contract service orders for services provided for any single project, whether in one phase or multiple phases, shall cumulatively exceed the Threshold Amount, including all modifications. A department may issue or modify any contract service order(s) to exceed the foregoing limit only upon the Department Head's written determination establishing the justification for proceeding under the as-needed Contract rather than soliciting services through a formal competitive process.
(2) A single-project as-needed Contract shall provide for a not-to-exceed amount and identify the public work. The scope of the contract service orders must be limited to that single Public Work or Improvement. The limitations in subsection 6.43(b)(1) shall not apply to single-project as-needed Contracts.
