(A) All purchases of goods, services, and construction in excess of $100,000 and the establishment of concession contracts expected to exceed $75,000 in revenues to the contractor shall be made by competitive sealed bid except as otherwise authorized by this article.
(B) Purchases by competitive sealed bid shall be made by a request for bids. The following provisions shall apply.
(1) Offers shall be opened according to such procedures as may be adopted by the Central Purchasing Office or CIP to ensure confidentiality of offers prior to opening.
(2) Offers shall be evaluated based on the requirements set forth in the request for bids, which may include criteria to determine acceptability such as inspection, testing, quality, workmanship, delivery and suitability for a particular purpose.
(3) A contract may be awarded only to the responsible offeror(s) with the lowest cost or highest revenues or other best cost-related offer, as established in the solicitation, considering all applicable preferences.
(4) The Central Purchasing Office or CIP may accept an improved total offer from the awarded offeror to a request for bids, if said offer has otherwise qualified, and if there is no change in the original terms and conditions of the request for bids.
(Ord. 26-2011; Am. Ord. 2019-005)