ORDINANCE No. 34698
ARTICLE 12.- ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF CONTRACTS
For the selection of the procurement procedure according to the estimated amount referred to in subsection a) of the previous article, the total estimated amount of the awards shall be considered, applying the following scale:
a) When the operation exceeds one hundred (100) basic salaries of the lowest category of the municipal scale, it shall be carried out by public tender.
b) When the operation is greater than fifty (50) and does not exceed one hundred (100) basic salaries of the lowest category of the municipal scale, it shall be carried out by private tender.
c) When the operation does not exceed fifty (50) basic salaries of the lowest category of the municipal scale, it shall be carried out by price competition.
d) The requirements stated above may be waived and a direct contracting may be carried out when:
1. The operation does not exceed five (5) basic salaries of the lowest category of the municipal scale.
2. When reasons of urgency or emergency that respond to objective circumstances prevent the realization of another selection procedure in a timely manner, which must be duly accredited by the competent authority and authorized by the Executive Department.
3. There are no bidders after the second call or the proposals submitted are inadmissible, which must be carried out based on identical terms and specifications as the failed second procedure.
4. Purchases are made from national, provincial, or municipal official agencies and from entities in which the State has a majority stake.
5. Engines, machines, motor vehicles, and apparatus in general are repaired. In this case, the competent area must previously issue a technical report justifying this contracting modality. This exception may not be applied to common preventive maintenance repairs.
6. The works are of such a nature that they could only be entrusted to specialists and when those entrusted with the provision are the only ones who can carry it out, the need for specialization and the background that proves the notorious scientific, technical, or artistic capacity of the companies, artists, or specialists to whom the execution of the work or task is eventually entrusted must be substantiated. These contracts must establish the sole and exclusive responsibility of the contractor, who shall act inexcusably without an employment relationship with the municipality.
7. Goods or services marketed or provided by certain persons are acquired, or which have a sole possessor or sole provider, and the demonstration of such exclusivity must be documented in the administrative case file. The brand does not in itself constitute a cause for exclusivity, unless there are no suitable substitutes.
8. Goods are acquired that are not produced or supplied in the country and that it is convenient to carry out through international organizations to which the Argentine Nation, the province of Entre Ríos, or the Municipality of Concordia, in particular, are adhered.
9. Bibliographic material is acquired in the country or abroad from publishers or natural or legal persons specialized in the subject.
10. Artists, technicians, or scientists of recognized capacity in their subject or art are hired.
11. It concerns real estate with particular characteristics or specific destinations, of verifiable necessity.
12. Media outlets are hired for the purpose of publishing government acts.
13. Livestock, seeds, and plants are acquired, when they are specimens with special characteristics.
14. Contracts made within the framework of intergovernmental agreements, regarding funds from third parties. (=)
15. Goods are acquired at public auction. The Executive Department shall determine in which cases and conditions a maximum price to be paid in the operation must be established.