The County Council shall enact furthering legislation, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter or with the public general laws of this State, to implement the purchasing policies herein established. Such legislation may regulate the practices of the County Purchasing Agent and other officers, agents and employees of the County in regard to the issuance of inquiries, the receipt of bids, the placement of orders and other matters relating to the making of purchases and the award of contracts. Such legislation may prescribe special procedures governing the letting of bids and the award of contracts for the construction of roads, bridges, streets, buildings and those relating to water, sewer and storm water facilities, and may increase the minimum dollar requirement for full competitive bidding with respect to such contracts from Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) as provided in Section 904 to a figure not less than Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and up to One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). The award of contracts greater than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) and less than the minimum dollar requirement for full competitive bidding shall be awarded through a simplified competitive process except as otherwise provided by law. The County Purchasing Agent shall cause to be published on the Anne Arundel County website all awards of contracts through the full and simplified bidding processes for capital improvements, contractual services, professional services, or supplies of $5,000 or greater awarded by the County in accordance with the Anne Arundel County Code. All such legislation shall be subject to amendment from time to time by the County Council.
(Bill No. 93-80; Bill No. 73-82; Res. No. 19-04; Res. No. 15-18; Res. No. 18-20)