RESOLUTION

Resolution No: 2019.4

RESOLUTION APPROVING THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ERNEST N.
MORIAL NEW ORLEANS EXHIBITION HALL AUTHORITY AND THE
MANAGER OF THE NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC FACILITY
MANAGEMENT, INC. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

 

WHEREAS, at the November 28, 2018 regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the
Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (the ?Authority?) and the Board of Directors
of the New Orleans Public Facility Management, Inc. a resolution concerning the
Executive Vice President and Presiden?General Manager?s authority to execute contracts (?Resolution
No. 2018.12?) was approved.

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 2018.12 speci?cally authorized the Executive Vice President and
President/General Manager to: (1) execute contracts up to $100,000; (2) execute contracts (except for
Professional Service Contracts) up to $150,000 with approval from the Board President/Chairman or the
Board Treasurer for which funding has been approved in the annual operating and capital budgets; and
(3) execute Professional Services Contracts up to $50,000.

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners and Board of Directors desire to clarify the Executive
Vice President and President/General Manager?s contracting authority by revoking and replacing the
authority previously granted in Resolution No. 2018.12 with the authority granted herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that at the July 31, 2019 regular meeting of the
Board of Commissioners of the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority and the Board
of Directors of the New Orleans Public Facility Management, Inc., Treasurer Pettus moved to rescind
Resolution 2018.12 and authorize the Executive Vice President and President/General Manager to enter
into and execute contracts as follows:

0 PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS. The Executive Vice President and President/General Manager is
authorized to execute contracts for public works (as de?ned in La. R.S. 38:22] the cost
of which?including labor and materials?is less than the current contract threshold amount (as
annually adjusted by the Of?ce of Facility Planning and Control) and has been approved in the
annual operating or capital budgets. When appropriate, such public works contracts should be
administered through a Request for Proposal (RFP) process or solicitation of at least three bids.
A report of executed public works contracts will be made to the Board of
Commissioners/Direetors at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

 

ONE-YEAR SERVICE CONTRACTS (up to $100,000). The Executive Vice President and
President/General Manager is authorized to execute contracts for consulting, personal, and
professional services (?Service Contracts?) that are $100,000 or less and which have a maximum
term of one?year. A report of executed one-year Service Contracts will be made to the Board of
Commissioners/Directors at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting.

SERVICE CONTRACTS (in excess of terms). Service Contracts exceeding
100,000 or containing multi-year term options require Board approval prior to execution. When
appropriate, such Service Contracts should be administered through the Request for Proposals
(RFP) or Request for Quali?cations (RFQ) process utilized by the Authority/NOPFMI.

SERVICE CONTRACTS (Five-Year Limit). A?er a Service Contract has been procured and
awarded for an initial one-year term, the Executive Vice President and President/General
Manager is authorized to grant up to a maximum of four (4), one-year extensions without
additional Board approvals. Service Contracts should not be awarded or extended for more than
?ve years. However, Service Contracts relative to the design, engineering, construction, or bond
counsel for speci?c capital projects may be extended beyond ?ve years with Board approval.
Change orders beyond the contracted amount or substantial scope amendments require board
approval, except in the case of an emergency.

The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote resulted as follows:

Member Y_ea Nay Absent Abstaining
Dottie Belletto
Ryan F. Berni
Stephen C. Caputo
Alfred L. Groos
Ronald C. Guidry, Sr.
Robert Hammond
Edward L. Jacobs, Jr. 
Freddie King, 111
Steve Pettus
Bonita A. Robertson
Melvin J. Rodrigue
Michael O. Smith 
Camille Whitworth 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

And this resolution was declared adopted on this day of July 2019.

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Date Dottie Belletto, Secretary

 

 

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