A. The provisions of MCC 3.65.070, unless required by law or contract, shall not apply to the procurement of professional or technical services, but the purchasing director, or the purchasing director’s designee, shall determine the scope of the services required and may, at the purchasing director’s option, require the submission of proposals prior to engaging such services. For the purposes of this chapter, “professional or technical services” means those services requiring specialized knowledge, education, skill or expertise and where the qualifications of the person(s) rendering the services are of primary importance. Professional and technical services shall include, but not be limited to, services provided by architects, attorneys, accountants, construction and project managers, dentists, design professionals, engineers, geologists, physicians, nurses, psychologists, teachers, veterinarians and health care providers, which provide a combination of professional and paraprofessional services or any other professions and services defined as professional services by state law.

B. No person or firm practicing in a professional or technical field for which a license is required by state law shall be engaged by the city unless possessing a current license in good standing.

C. Upon engagement the city shall enter into a written agreement or memorandum of understanding for the performance of the services for which engaged, setting forth the scope of services and the unit or total price therefor.

D. Professional and technical services shall be procured in accordance with federal or state law whenever applicable. [Ord. 18-09 § 1; Res. 18-24; Code 2004 § 3-220.]