Contracts and purchase orders excluded from article V.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 28-118
in effectSec. 28-118. - Contracts and purchase orders excluded from article V.
Article V excludes from coverage the following purchases:
(a) Contracts and purchase orders for which bids or proposals are sought under the minority and women business enterprise ordinance for construction, reconstruction, and remodeling, and professional design and construction services set forth in article III of this chapter 28 and under the small business enterprise ordinance set forth in article VII of this chapter 28.
(b) Contracts and purchase orders paid with funds from the United States Government or the State of Colorado and for which the United States Government or the State of Colorado have made applicable contract requirements, terms or conditions that are inconsistent with the terms of this article V in which event the provisions of this article V shall not apply to such contract or purchase order to the extent of the inconsistency.
(c) Contracts and purchase orders excluded by the purchasing division from procurement bidding procedures as identified in section 20-64 of this Code, and other sole source purchases authorized by city rules, regulations, ordinances or executive order.
(d) Contracts and purchase orders made pursuant to section 20-64.5 of this Code concerning cooperative purchases under purchase contracts of the United States Government, State of Colorado, or other governmental jurisdictions.
(e) Purchases made through the city's non-purchase order voucher or supplier invoice request procedures as identified in City Fiscal Rule 8.1.
(f) Contracts and purchase orders for the following: (1) Real estate transactions, including purchase and sale agreements, leases and licenses; (2) intergovernmental agreements; (3) agreements with colleges and universities; (4) revenue agreements (except for golf and other concessions); (5) legal services and related expert and consulting services in aid of legal services; (6) utilities; (7) broadcasting; (8) regulated industries including railroads; (9) contracts and purchase orders procured from national markets.
(g) The DSBO director in consultation with the purchasing division or user department is authorized to exclude contracts or purchase orders for goods or services in the best interest of the city.
(Ord. No. 286-20, § 3, 4-13-20)
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_CH28HURI_ARTVNOCOPUORGOSEOPMIWONEBUSMBUENPRGOSE_S28-118COPUOREXARVFetched: 10/27/2026