Emergency Purchases

NMSA 13-1-127

The City Manager or a Chief Procurement Officer may make emergency procurements when there exists a threat to public health, welfare, safety or property requiring procurement under emergency conditions; provided that emergency procurements shall be made with competition as is practicable under the circumstances.

An emergency condition is a situation that creates a threat to public health, welfare or safety such as may arise by reason of floods, fires, epidemics, riots, acts of terrorism, equipment failures or similar events and includes the planning and preparing for an emergency response. The existence of the emergency condition creates an immediate and serious need for services, construction or items of tangible personal property that cannot be met through normal procurement methods and the lack of which would seriously threaten:

1. the functioning of government;
2. the preservation or protection of property; or
3. the health or safety of any person.

No later than three business days after an emergency procurement, the Finance Director or designee will post notice of an emergency procurement to this section of the City website. The notice will remain posted for no less than 72 hours.

• Installation of additional electrical infrastructure and network infrastructure at the Youth Center (10/01/2020)
• Purchase of 5 Biomist Units and required supplies (09/29/2020)
• Repair of road at Commercial and Madison (6/10/15)
• Repair of road at Avenue C, between 9th Street and 7th Street (6/10/15)
• Repair of road at Avenue J, between 5th Street and 7th Street (6/10/15)