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ProfessionalServicesProcurementPolicy <br />PerMNStateStatutes,ProfessionalServicesareexemptfromthePublicBiddingLaw.Therefore,cities <br />mayhiretheseservicesouttowhomevertheywish,basedonacombinationofqualifications,price, <br />customerservice,staffavailability,timeliness,proposedcontractterms,andotherconsiderations. <br />Further,someprofessionalservicesmaybestbehandledbyaconsistentprovider,whobecomes <br />familiarwithyourĭźƷǤ͸ƭculture,geography,staff,infrastructure,operations,goals,andpolicies.Other <br />tasksmaybebestaddressedonaprojectbyprojectbasis. <br />ItshallbethepolicyoftheCityofCentervilletoemploytheservicesofthe <br />followingprofessionalsonan <br />ongoingbasis: <br /> CivilEngineer <br /> Planner <br /> Attorney(Prosecutor) <br /> Attorney(CivilMatters) <br /> Assessor <br /> Auditor <br />Theseprofessionalsshallbeengagedincontractswhichcontemplateongoingservices,including <br />generalandprojectwork.However,thesecontractsshouldbenonexclusive,allowingother <br />professionalstobehiredforindividualprojectsorissues.Thecontractsmaylayoutfeestructuresfor <br />variousprojectsand/ormayrequirescopeandfeeproposalsforeachtaskorproject. <br />PriortoJanuary1ofeachyear,eachprofessionalshallsubmitaratesheetfortheirprimarystaff,most <br />oftenassignedtoworkinthecity,unlesstheexistingcontracthaspredeterminedratesforthe <br />upcomingcalendaryear. <br />Thetermofthesecontractsmayormaynothaveanenddate.However,theCityCouncilendeavorsto <br />seekproposalsforeachoftheseservicesatleastonceeveryfive(5)years.Thecitywillattemptto <br />staggerthescheduleoftheseRequestsforProposals(RFPs),soastospreadtheburdenonstafftime <br />andtoensurecontinuityofoperations. <br />NothinginthispolicyshallprecludetheCityCouncil,atitssolediscretion,fromextendingcurrent <br />contractsbeyondthepolicysuggestedinterval. <br />PolicyAdoptedthisXX,dayofXXXXXX,2022. <br />PolicyUpdates: <br /> <br />