a. Adoption of State Model Procurement Code. The City shall adhere to the provisions of the Kentucky Model Procurement Code, KRS 45A.345 through KRS 45A.460 in all its procurement policies, procedures and practices.
b. Small Purchases. The City Manager shall cause to be prepared written purchasing procedures to be followed with respect to all purchases, services and construction defined as small purchases under KRS 45A.385.
c. The City Manager Authorized to Perform Procurement Function. The City Manager or designee is authorized to perform the procurement function and execute written determinations whenever necessary to support the use of procurement methods available under KRS 45A.345 through KRS 45A.460 and file same with the Purchasing Agent.
d. Purchasing Agent Authorized to Prescribe Forms. The Purchasing Agent is authorized to prescribe the issuance of forms and to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations consistent with the Kentucky Model Procurement Code, KRS 45A.345 through KRS 45A.460, subject to the consent and approval of the City Manager.
e. All purchases involving the construction, reconstruction, renovation and related work on City buildings and infrastructure shall require the contractor to warrant his work for a minimum of one (1) year following the acceptance of the work by the City. The Public Works Director or his designee shall inspect the work prior to the expiration of the one (1) year period and shall notify the contractor in writing of deficiencies in the work discovered during the warranty period and the contractor shall remedy those deficiencies within the time specified by the Public Works Director or his designee, even if the period necessary to correct the deficiencies occurs beyond the warranty period. If the deficiencies are not remedied timely and to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director or his designee, the Public Works Director or his designee may cause the deficiencies to be corrected and pursue all appropriate causes of action against the contractor to recover the City’s costs. In addition, failure of the contractor to remedy the deficiencies timely and to the City’s satisfaction may result in the removal of the contractor from future bidding on City projects.
(Ord. BG80-63, S11-4, 7/15/80; Ord. BG2002-13, 3/19/2002; Ord. BG2007-4, 4/3/2007; Ord. BG2016-49, 1/3/2017)