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Procedures For Contracts Entered Into With The Economic And Community Development Department


Published: 2015

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OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

 



DIVISION 6
PROCEDURES FOR CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO WITH THE ECONOMIC

AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT


123-006-0005
Purpose
Pursuant to ORS 285A.075(3), the department may enter into contracts as necessary or appropriate to carry out its authorized mission. This rule sets forth the Department's procurement and contracting procedures. This rule does not apply to financing contracts, grants, interagency or intergovernmental agreements, office leases, or contracts specifically directed by statute.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 285A.075

Stats. Implemented: ORS 285A.075 & 279A.070

Hist.: EDD 4-1991, f. & cert. ef. 5-20-91; EDD 11-2003(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-23-03 thru 6-15-04; EDD 11-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-15-04 thru 8-5-04; EDD 21-2004, f. & cert. ef. 8-5-04; EDD 11-2005, f. 11-30-05, cert. ef. 12-1-05; EDD 26-2008, f. 8-28-08, cert. ef. 9-1-08
123-006-0020
Standard Procedures and Exceptions
The Department will comply with the Oregon Department of Justice Model Public Contract Rules, OAR chapter 137, divisions 046, and 047, as applicable, for all its procurement and contracting activity, with the following exceptions:
(1) For Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying contracts, a special class of personal services contracts, the Department will comply with OAR chapter 137, division 048. Services defined as Related Services are subject to 123, division 6.
(2) For contracts relating to the Department's foreign trade offices operating outside the state, the provisions of OAR 137-047-0700 through 137-047-0760 (regarding legal remedies) shall not apply to public contracts under this division.
(3) For contracts, other than those identified in (1) or (2) of this rule, that are best implemented as multiple work order contracts under an Agreement for Goods or Services, the Department will comply with OAR 123-006-0025.
(4) The provisions of OAR 137-047-0800, 137-047-0265(2) and 137-047-0270(3) (regarding contract amendments) do not apply to contracts by the Department.
(5) The provisions of OAR 137-047-0670 (regarding cancelled offers) do not apply to contracts by the Department.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 285A.075

Stats. Implemented: ORS 285A.075 & 279A.070

Hist.: EDD 4-1991, f. & cert. ef. 5-20-91; EDD 11-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-15-04 thru 8-5-04; EDD 21-2004, f. & cert. ef. 8-5-04; EDD 11-2005, f. 11-30-05, cert. ef. 12-1-05; EDD 26-2008, f. 8-28-08, cert. ef. 9-1-08; OBDD 37-2010, f. 10-29-10, cert. ef. 11-1-10
123-006-0025
Use of Work Order Contracts
(1) Contracts may be implemented as multiple Work Order Contracts under an Agreement for Goods or Services instead of a single contract if that implementation will provide substantial savings in time or cost, or both.
(2) The Department and the selected contractor will sign a non-binding Agreement for Goods or Services, in which the Contractor acknowledges its readiness to enter into separate work order contracts with the Department that will describe, among other things, the specific goods or services to be performed, the timeline for delivery, and the compensation. Each Work Order Contract subsequently executed with the Contractor pursuant to the non-binding Agreement for Goods or Services must be within the scope of the solicitation, if any, and will constitute a separate legally binding contract between the Department and the Contractor.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 285A.075

Stats. Implemented: ORS 285A.075 & 279.070

Hist.: EDD 4-1991, f. & cert. ef. 5-20-91; EDD 11-2004(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-15-04 thru 8-5-04; EDD 21-2004, f. & cert. ef. 8-5-04; EDD 11-2005, f. 11-30-05, cert. ef. 12-1-05; EDD 26-2008, f. 8-28-08, cert. ef. 9-1-08
123-006-0030
Electronic Public Notice
For all required public notices or advertisements related to source selection methods, the Department may publish the notice or advertisement on the Department of Administrative Services ORPIN Electronic Procurement System instead of publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation as described in ORS 279B.055(4)(b).
Stat. Auth.: ORS 285A.075

Stats. Implemented: ORS 285A.075 & 279A.070

Hist.: EDD 11-2005, f. 11-30-05, cert. ef. 12-1-05; EDD 26-2008, f. 8-28-08, cert. ef. 9-1-08
123-006-0035
Contract Amendments
(1) General Rule. The Department may
amend any contract without additional competition, including reinstatements and
cost overruns, but only when the Department has determined:
(a) The amended Contract
is within the Scope of the Solicitation Document, or if no Solicitation Document,
the Contract; or in the instance of a Special Procurement, the approval of Special
Procurement;
(b) The amended Contract
does not adversely affect the competitive conditions for the original contract;
and
(c) If the Contract was selected
according to the Small Procurement method, the total compensation does not exceed
$10,000, or, if selected according to the Intermediate Procurement method, the total
compensation does not exceed $150,000.
(2) Anticipated Amendments.
(a) "Anticipated Amendment"
means the Department has text in any Solicitation Document and the Contract that
explains:
(A) The possibility of one
or more Amendments;
(B) A general description
of circumstances that might require an Amendment to be issued under the Contract
and any changes to the requirements of the Contract that may be anticipated or even
planned for, but not necessarily quantified at the time of Contract execution. These
changes may be described in any Solicitation and Contract as, for example: Extra
Work or Goods; Additional Work; Work to be done if certain situations are encountered;
or Changes in terms, conditions, price, or type of Work; etc.; and
(C) The provisions of the
Contract that are subject to negotiation in order to finalize the details and costs
of such an Amendment.
(b) Anticipated Amendments
do not include cost overruns or reinstatements.
(c) The Department may make
one or more Anticipated Amendments to a Contract without any additional competitive
process and for an unlimited amount, subject to section (1) of this rule.
(3) Unanticipated Amendments.
(a) Unanticipated Amendment"
means any Amendment that does not meet the requirements of an Anticipated Amendment.
Unanticipated Amendments do not include cost overruns or reinstatements.
(b) Limited Amount. The Department
may make one or more Unanticipated Amendments to a Contract without any additional
competitive process, provided the cumulative amounts of all Unanticipated Amendments
do not exceed $12,500 for a Contract award as a small procurement under 137-047-0265
or 25% of the Original Contract amount of a Contract awarded as an intermediate
procurement under 137-047-0270 and subject to section (1) of this rule.
(c) Unlimited Amount. The
Department may make one or more Unanticipated Amendments to a Contract without any
additional competitive process and for an unlimited amount, subject to section (1)
of this rule, and provided the Department's Designated Procurement Officer gives
written approval of the Unanticipated Amendment as meeting the following requirements:
(A) The Unanticipated Amendment
is due to circumstances that were unforeseen at the time the original Contract was
established;
(B) The Unanticipated Amendment
does not represent any important general change that alters the essential identity
or main purpose of the original Contract, nor is of such importance that it should
be a new undertaking; and
(C) The Unanticipated Amendment
serves the public interest, including specific reasoning to support that conclusion.
Reasons may include, but are not limited to: To address emergencies arising in the
course of the Contract that require prompt action to protect the Work already completed
or Goods delivered; to comply with official or judicial commands or directives issued
during contract performance; or to ensure that the purpose of the Contract will
be realized.
(4) Cost Overruns.
(a) Unless the Contract provides
that the maximum total compensation is based on an estimate and is subject to amendment,
if Contractor expends all authorized compensation but the required Goods, Work or
Services are not complete or are not satisfactory, Contractor is responsible to
complete the Goods, Work or Services to Department's satisfaction without further
compensation.
(b) Notwithstanding the general
rule in subsection (4)(a) above, Department may, by Amendment to the Contract, agree
to increases in the maximum total compensation, subject to section (1) of this rule,
and provided the Department's Designated Procurement Officer gives written approval
of the Cost Overrun Amendment as meeting the following requirements:
(A) The cost overrun arose
out of circumstances or conditions encountered in the course of contract performance
that were unavoidable and not reasonably anticipated at the time of the original
Contract, or the most recent Amendment, if any;
(B) The cost overrun was
incurred in good faith, results from the good faith performance by the Contractor,
and is no greater than the prescribed hourly rate or the reasonable value of the
additional Goods, Work or Services rendered; and
(C) The Cost Overrun Amendment
serves the public interest, including specific reasoning to support that conclusion.
Reasons may include, but are not limited to: To address emergencies arising in the
course of the Contract that require prompt action to protect the Work already completed;
to comply with official or judicial commands or directives issued during contract
performance; or to ensure that the purpose of the Contract will be realized.
(5) Reinstatements.
(a) "Reinstatement" of an
expired Contract means an amendment to restore the full action of the Contract as
though the expiration had not occurred, and extend the Contract to a new expiration.
A reinstatement may be combined with any other amendment allowed by this rule.
(b) The Department's Designated
Procurement Officer may give written approval to reinstate an expired Contract if
the following requirements are met:
(A) The failure to extend
or renew the Contract in a timely manner was due to unforeseen or unavoidable conditions,
or if due to administrative mistake, the reason for the mistake and the steps taken
to prevent similar mistakes;
(B) The expiration occurred
in good faith on the part of both the Department and the Contractor;
(C) The reinstatement furthers
the public interest, compared to a separate procurement process, including specific
reasoning to support that conclusion; and
(c) When a Contract is reinstated
pursuant to this section, the Department may compensate the Contractor only at the
rate or terms of compensation established in the original Contract, for Goods, Work
or Services performed in the interim between the expiration of the original Contract
and the execution of the Reinstatement Amendment.
(6) Amendments of Contracts
for Architectural, Engineering and Land Surveying Services. This rule does not apply
to amendments of Contracts for Architectural, Engineering and Land Surveying Services.
The Department will comply with the Oregon Department of Justice Model Public Contract
Rules, OAR chapter 137, division 048 for amendments to such contracts.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 285A.075
Stats. Implemented: ORS 285A.075
& 279.070
Hist.: EDD 11-2005, f. 11-30-05,
cert. ef. 12-1-05; EDD 26-2008, f. 8-28-08, cert. ef. 9-1-08; OBDD 37-2010, f. 10-29-10,
cert. ef. 11-1-10; OBDD 2-2012, f. 3-30-12, cert. ef. 4-2-12; OBDD 14-2013(Temp),
f. & cert. ef. 12-30-13 thru 6-27-14; OBDD 1-2014, f. 2-28-14, cert. ef. 3-3-14
123-006-0040
Contracts Must be Authorized Prior to Performance
All Contracts, including any amendments, must be in writing and fully executed before any Work or Services may be performed or payment made. Contractors are not entitled to payment for any Work or Services performed prior to such execution.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 285A.075

Stats. Implemented: ORS 285A.075 & 279.070

Hist.: EDD 11-2005, f. 11-30-05, cert. ef. 12-1-05; EDD 26-2008, f. 8-28-08, cert. ef. 9-1-08
123-006-0045
Sole Source Procurements, by Rule.
The Department may procure goods or services for the following subjects without competition:
(1) Advertising. This covers all types of advertising, including booth space at trade shows and exhibitions.
(2) Bond Counsel. The Department will follow the procedures and requirements of ORS 286A.130 and any applicable Oregon Administrative Rules.
(3) Event Speakers. This covers those contracts for event speakers such as a keynote address. This does not cover those contracts for services such as training instructors or facilitators of meetings.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 285A.075

Stats. Implemented: ORS 285A.075, 279A.070 & 279B.075

Hist.: EDD 26-2008, f. 8-28-08, cert. ef. 9-1-08; OBDD 37-2010, f. 10-29-10, cert. ef. 11-1-10

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