(a) Definition. In this section, "expedited procurement" means a procurement involving an amount over $100,000 made with the advance written approval of the Purchasing Agent, approved by the Central Services Officer and the Chief Administrative Officer, in which prompt action best serves the public interest and the procurement is not an emergency but an expedited procurement process outweighs the benefits of either competitive sealed bidding under § 8-2-104 or competitive sealed proposals under § 8-2-105. An expedited procurement may include situations in which federal or State revenues to the County may be lost if rapid procurement actions are not taken or situations that would have an adverse impact on the economic welfare of the County or important economic development in the County.
(b) Approval by Purchasing Agent. The Purchasing Agent may approve expedited procurements either on a contract-by-contract or a project-by-project basis.
(c) Procedure. To the extent practicable, the procedures prescribed in §§ 8-2-104 and 8-2-105, as applicable, shall be utilized when making an expedited procurement, except that the Purchasing Agent may waive the public notice or advertising requirements. The Purchasing Agent shall justify in writing a selection based on three price quotes if competitive solicitations as prescribed in §§ 8-2-104 and 8-2-105 cannot be made due to insufficient time between when the need to make an expedited procurement first became known and when the contract must be performed or for such other reasons that preclude the use of competition.
(d) Report to County Council. Each expedited procurement shall be reported monthly in the same manner as prescribed for reporting emergency procurements under § 8-2-108.
(1985 Code, Art. 10, § 2-109) (Bill No. 59-85; Bill No. 14-05; Bill No. 58-08; Bill No. 8-17; Bill No. 80-18
; Bill No. 19-19
; Bill No. 1-21
)