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WHEREAS, Chapter 5.05 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code
authorizes the Council, by resolution, to define purchasing
procedures for the City of Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, Section 82.07 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code
requires contractors with the City of Saint Paul to pay their
employees a wage rate that is comparable to a similar position in
the City' s Civil Service system; and
WHEREAS, The Council desires the furtherance of the effec-
tive enforcement of the administration of "Little Davis Bacon"
requirements; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, That any
City Department or Division requisitioning any public work shall
assign a member of its staff to be designated as the project
administrator for such work; and be it
FURTI�R RESOLVED, That such project administrator shall �n-
clude in the specifications for such work to be submitted to the
Purchasing Division a detail:ed listing of all occupations en-
visioned to be involved in the performance of said work; and be
it '
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Personnel Department, upon the
request of the project administrator, shall supply to said admin-
istrator definitions of said occupations and applicable wage
rates, fringe benefits, and other economic benefits by reference
COUNCILMEN
Yeas Nays Requested by Department of:
Butler [n Favor
Hozza
Hunt
Levine _ __ Against BY —
Maddox
Showalter
Tedesco Form Approved by City Attorney
Adopted by Council: Date
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�lpproved by �lavor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
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to comparable positions in th.e City' s Civil Service system; and
be it
FINALLY RESOLVED, That no contract shall be let for bid
without the foregoing information included in the specifications
and the project administrator is assigned the further task of
monitoring the compliance of the contractor with the foregoing
wage requirements.
COUIVCILMEN Requested by Department of:
Yeas Nays
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Hunt
L,evine __ Against BY
Maddox
Showalter
Te AUG 2 8 197g Form bY c� y � eY
Adopt �y Council• Date
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Ap by iNavor: _�� �L 9 ��+� Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
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Pl;,�►SttED S E P 8 1979
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CITY OF SAINT PAUL
INTERDEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM
August 16 , 1979
T0: DAVID HOZZA
Council President
FROM: WILLIAM E. PETER �
Purchasing Agent '
Greatly appreciate your interest and assistance in proposing to
update Section 82.07 of the St. Paul Administrative Code.
In reviewing current conditions that impact upon the $5,000 proposed
threshhold, it would appear that inflation plus the factors below
would make a $10,000 limit more appropriate:
The last session of Congress raised the Federal Davis Bacon
threshhold to $10,000.
The State revised the Municipal Contracting Statute in 1977
raising the threshhold of Formal Advertised Bids to $10,000.
More importantly, the lower the limit, the more difficult
it is to encourage small and minority participation. Presently
only 3% of our total contracting dollars is spent through
contracts under $10,000, yet 33% of the number of contracts
occur in this below $10 ,000 area.
Not only would the $10 ,000 limit assure greater small and
minority participation, it also would remove additional admin-
istrative costs from 33% of our contracts, helping both the
vendor and ourselves.
Your further consideration in raising the proposed threshhold to
$10,000 would be appreciated.
WEP/JP
cc: Paul McCloskey
Bill Turner
Carl Neid
Peter Hames
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GEORGE LATIMER 612-298-5121
MAYOR AUG !� � �74
August 17, 1979
Council President
David H, Houa
Council President David Hozza
719 City Hall
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
Dear Councilman Hozza:
Pursuant to the meeting held in your office on August 16, 1979,
I have prepared the following items:
l. An ordinance amending Chapter 82.07 of the Administrative Code
establishing a $10,000 "cut off" as to the applicability of
the Little Davis Bacon Act.
2. A resolution establishing the mechanics of Little David Bacon
administration.
If �ou wish these items modified in any way, please do not hesitate
to contact me.
Sincerely yours,
PAUL F. MCCLOSKEY
Assistant City Attorney
PFM:er
Encls.
cc:Peter Hames, Mayor ' s Office
Bernard Wright, Personnel
William Peter, Purchasing Div.
William Turner, Purchasing Div.
Carl Neid, Jr. , Leg. Aide
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