Denver |
Code of Ordinances |
Title I. HOME RULE |
SubTitle B. CHARTER |
Article II. MAYOR AND EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS |
Part 9. GENERAL SERVICES |
§ 2.9.3. Powers and duties of Department of General Services.
There is hereby vested in the Department the following duties and powers.
(A)
Control of purchasing. Exclusive management and control of the purchasing of all supplies, equipment and personal property and services in connection therewith, for the City and County and for all departments, agencies, boards, commissions and authorities thereof, except the City Council, and the power to establish and control standards and specifications for such supplies, equipment and personal property after consultation with the requisitioning department, agency, board or commission.
(i)
Standards and specifications established by the Department shall, so far as practicable, permit and encourage competitive bidding.
(ii)
Purchases shall be made at such times and in such quantities as deemed most advantageous by the department. Except as may otherwise be provided by ordinance, no supplies, equipment or personal property shall be purchased unless there is a requisition therefor approved in a manner as may be provided by ordinance by the head of the department, agency, board, commission or authority requesting the purchase. Purchases shall be made from the lowest, responsive, qualified bidder or, in the case of a request for proposal, purchases shall be made as provided by ordinance; provided, however, that if bidding or requesting proposals is impracticable, purchases may be made by the department in such manner as shall be provided by ordinance. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
(B)
Control of centralized services. The Department shall have the management, operation and control of all facilities owned or established by the City and County to provide centralized, departmental services common to several departments, agencies, boards, commissions or authorities and which services have been consolidated and centralized by the Mayor for operational and administrative efficiency, including, by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, the following: Bulk or general warehousing, storage and issuing of supplies, equipment and personal property; printing and duplicating; messenger and delivery; addressing and mailing; and telephone service; provided, however, that the Mayor may assign to another department, agency, board, commission or authority a specific centralized activity or facility which is unrelated to the general scope of duties of the Department, and further, the Mayor may assign a specific segment of a centralized service to another department, whenever such assignment is in the interest of economy, organization, administration and efficiency of the City as a whole.
(C)
Custody and disposition of surplus supplies, equipment and personal property. Exclusive custody and disposition, in the manner fixed by the Department as representing the best interests of the City and County, of all supplies, equipment and personal property not in use and declared surplus by the City and County and all departments, agencies, boards, commissions or authorities thereof; provided, however, that the sale of supplies, equipment and personal property shall be made through competitive sealed bids, public auction, established markets, or posted prices. Posted prices shall be based upon the fair market value of supplies, equipment and personal property as determined by the Manager or by professional appraisal of the same. Sales of surplus supplies, equipment and personal property through competitive sealed bids, public auction, and established markets shall be made to the highest responsible bidder. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. The Department, on behalf of the City and County, may donate surplus property to charitable or nonprofit organizations, School District No. 1, or to other governmental jurisdictions; provided however, that no such donation shall be made without the prior approval of the Mayor and Council.
(D)
Control of municipal office buildings. The Department shall have the management and control of the occupancy and of the operation, care, repair and maintenance, either by the Department or under contracts let by the Department, of all structures or parts of structures owned or leased by the City and County and used for general municipal offices, and of all land on which such structures are located and operated, including such remodeling thereof as does not require reconstruction, change of design or structural change. The Department shall have the management and control all of centralized services established by the City and County to provide for the operation, care, repair or maintenance of other buildings owned or leased by the City and County when such services have been consolidated and centralized by the Mayor for operational and administrative efficiency.
(E)
Operation of certain municipal facilities. The Department shall have the management and control of the occupancy and of the operation, care, repair and maintenance, either by the Department or under contract let by the Department, of all facilities, structures or parts of structures owned or leased by the City and County and used for theatre, concert, auditorium or arena purposes whenever such facilities, structures, or parts of structures are regularly rented to others for such purposes and a charge is made for their use or a charge is customarily made for admission thereto. The Department shall also have the management and control of all land on which such facilities or structures are located, and shall have the right to establish and make reasonable charges for the use of such facilities and structures and to do such remodeling thereof as does not require reconstruction, change of design or structural change.
(F)
Concessions. Exclusive power and authority to grant or refuse the license or privilege of operating concessions in or of selling goods and services in the facilities, structures and parts of structures under the management, operation and control of the Department.
(G)
Official publications. Exclusive management and control, by contract or otherwise, of the manner and method for designating official publications to be used for the official advertising of the City and County and for all departments, agencies, boards commissions and authorities thereof. The manner of publication may include print, electronic, and other media as appropriate to comply with applicable law and meet the various publication needs of the City, and shall be made annually unless the Manager determines that an annual designation has become impracticable.
(Charter 1960, A12.3; amended March 20, 1956; amended September 10, 1974; amended November 6, 1984; amended September 14, 1982; amended April 17, 1995; amended May 4, 1999; amended November 7, 2000; amended May 8, 2001; Ord. No. 428-02, § 1, 6-3-02, elec. 8-13-02; Ord. No. 681-02, § 1, 8-26-02, elec. 11-5-02)