ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY
WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY
BILL NO. R-18-14
RESOLUTION
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Adopting the County of Bernalillo Purchasing Ordinance for the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
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WHEREAS, the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority (Water Authority) regularly has the need to purchase services (including professional services), construction, and items of tangible personal property; and
WHEREAS, the Water Authority has been granted all powers to carry out and effectuate its public and corporate purposes, including providing its own procurement functions, as a local public body and political subdivision of the State of New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, the Water Authority employs in-house staff to perform all needed procurement functions; and
WHEREAS, paragraph B. (3) of the amended NMSA 1978, Section 72-1-10, authorizes the Water Authority to use City or County procurement processes to further its public and corporate purposes; and
WHEREAS, the County of Bernalillo, in cooperation with Water Authority staff, has performed a comprehensive analysis of local procurement, drafted, proposed and adopted an up to date Home Rule Procurement Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, it is operationally and functionally beneficial to the Water Authority to adopt the County of Bernalillo Procurement Ordinance (the "Procurement Ordinance").
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE WATER AUTHORITY:
Section 1. That Resolution R-06-2, adopting the City of Albuquerque Purchasing Rules and Regulations is rescinded, effective July 1, 2018.
Section 2. That the County of Bernalillo Procurement Ordinance be adopted and implemented by the Water Authority, effective July 1, 2018.
Section 3. That all contracts and agreements and amendments thereto entered into prior to July 1, 2018 shall remain subject to the provisions of the Resolution R-06-2 until their expiration.
Section 4. That for all procurement, approval of contracts, and purchase...
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