Res. No. 142 Title Resolution adopting the rule amendments of the Procurement Policy Board to raise the small purchase limits for services, construction and construction-related services. Body By Council Members Moskowitz, Addabbo, Foster, Jackson and Weprin Whereas, Pursuant to Section 314 of the Charter, concurrent action by the Council of the City of New York and the Procurement Policy Board ("PPB") is necessary to establish dollar limits for procurement of goods, services, construction or construction-related materials that may be made without competition or public advertisement; and Whereas, On June 12, 1997, the PPB unanimously adopted rule amendments raising the small purchase limit for services from twenty-five thousand dollars to fifty thousand dollars and for construction and construction-related services from fifty thousand dollars to one hundred thousand dollars; and Whereas, These small purchase limits are necessary and desirable in order to make a significant reduction in processing time for such procurements; and Whereas, Such changes will allow agencies to process procurements valued within these limits in a more efficient and cost-effective manner; and Whereas, The Council of the City of New York calls upon the Mayor's Office of Contracts to monitor agency small purchases to ensure that they comply with citywide rules; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York adopts the amendments of the PPB raising the small purchase limits for services, construction, and construction related services.