3559
BOWIE

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BOWIE,
MARYLAND:

SECTION 1: That the Charter of said municipal
corporation be, and the same is hereby amended by
repealing Section 61 and enacting in lieu thereof new
Section 61 to read as follows:

61. (Purchasing and Contracts.)

(a)    All purchases and contracts for the city
government shall be made by the City Administrator. The
Council may provide by ordinance for rules and
regulations regarding the use of competitive bidding and
contracts for all city purchases and contracts.

(b)    All expenditures for supplies, materials,
equipment, construction of public improvements, or
contractual services involving more than [one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) ] THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,000)
shall be made on written contract. The City
Administrator shall be required to advertise for sealed
bids, in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance,
for all such written contracts. Such written contracts
shall be awarded to the bidder who offers the lowest or
best bid, quality of work and goods, time of delivery or
completion, and responsibility of bidders being
considered. All such written contracts shall be approved
by the Council before becoming effective, and may be
protected by such bonds, penalties, and conditions as the
city may require. The City Administrator shall have the
right to reject all bids and readvertise. The City at
any time in its discretion may employ its own forces for
the construction or reconstruction of public improvements
without advertising for (or readvertising for) or
receiving bids.

(c)    All contracts involving professional services
such as accounting, architecture, auditing, engineering,
law, planning, and surveying, shall not be on a bid
basis, but shall be negotiated by the City Administrator
and/or the Council.

SECTION 2: That the date of the adoption of this
Resolution is April 23, 1973 and that the amendment to
the Charter of the City of Bowie, hereby proposed by this
enactment, shall be and become effective on June 12, 1973
unless a proper petition for a referendum hereon shall be
filed by June 2, 1973 as permitted by law. A complete
and exact copy of the Resolution shall be posted in the
City Municipal Building until June 2, 1973 and a fair
summary of the Amendment shall be published in a
newspaper having general circulation in the City not less
than four (4) times at weekly intervals by