Initiating a request and selection process.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 13-12
in effectSec. 13-12. - Initiating a request and selection process.
(a) A minimum of three (3) members of city council shall sign a written request to initiate a procurement of professional services to aid city council in carrying out its duties and responsibilities under the charter.
(b) For work that will exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), general services or legislative services shall conduct a formal solicitation process as follows:
(1) A written solicitation shall be prepared to notify potential qualified consultants of the contemplated scope of services, the procedure for selection, and the criteria that will be used in evaluating each responsive submission.
(2) A written solicitation shall be advertised for a minimum of three (3) business days.
(3) Responsive proposals will be reviewed by a selection panel comprised of a panel set forth in the city council legislative rules. Such panel will recommend an award to a responsive proposer.
(c) The terms and conditions of council contracts will be reduced to writing on a form approved by the city attorney and include the appropriate insurance requirements.
(d) Council professional service contracts and any amendments thereto shall be submitted to city council for approval by resolution in accordance with section 6 of this Code.
(e) Council contracts shall be submitted for attestation by clerk and countersigned by finance and auditor.
Nothing herein shall prevent city council or a member of council from using a purchase order to procure services for nominal amounts.
(Ord. No. 1234-21, § 2, 11-1-21)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH13COEG_ARTIICOPR_S13-12INRESEPRFetched: 10/27/2026