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To amend City Code ? 21-40, concerning joint and cooperative procurement, to conform the City's cooperative procurement law to the optional provisions of Va. Code ? 2.2-4304.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
? 1. That section 21-40 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020) be and hereby is amended as follows:
Sec. 21-40. Joint and cooperative procurement.
(a) Joint procurement agreements. The City may participate in, sponsor, conduct or administer a joint procurement agreement in conjunction with one or more other public bodies, or public agencies or institutions or localities of the several states, of the United States or its territories, the District of Columbia or the United States General Services Administration, for the purpose of combining requirements to increase efficiency or reduce administrative expenses in any acquisition of goods, services, or construction.
(b) Purchases [off of other public bodies' contracts] by City.
(1) [By City.] Except for contracts for architectural or engineering services or construction, the City may purchase from the contract of another public body, [from the contract of any authority, department, agency or institution of the Commonwealth,] from the contract of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, or from the Virginia Sheriffs' Association even if it did not participate in the request for proposals or invitation for bids, if the request for proposals or invitation for bids specified that the procurement was being conducted on behalf of other public bodies. For purposes of this subsection (b)(1), "construction" shall not include the installation of artificial turf and track surfaces, stream restoration, or stormwater management practices, including all associated and necessary construction and maintenance.
(2) [By other public bodies. A public body may purchase from the City's contract even if it did not participate in the request for proposals or invitation for ...
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