§ 181.101 Purchase or Rental of Commodities, Goods, and Services
   (a)   The Director of Finance, or other appropriate director, is authorized to enter into one (1) or more standard or requirement contracts for purchase or rental agreements or leases with or without an option to purchase, when the Director of Finance determines they are financially advantageous, duly let to the lowest and best bidder following the procedures stated in Section 181.10, for the following commodities, goods, or services that are required for the usual daily operation of the various departments of the City, provided that the estimated amount per contract year on any individual contract shall not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00):
      (1)   Except when a public improvement, building construction materials including, but not limited to, bricks, ready-mix concrete, dry wall, lumber, paint, and roofing;
      (2)   Except when a public improvement, building maintenance and repair including, but not limited to, parts and services for doors, elevators, HVAC, mechanical systems, roofs, and windows;
      (3)   Except when a public improvement, road, sidewalk, and sewer repair and replacement materials, supplies, and services, including but not limited to, tack coat, manhole risers, crack sealing material, emulsion, cold mix, guard rail supplies, liquid de-icer, salt inserts, traffic control devices, quicklime, and disposal of materials;
      (4)   Construction equipment, without operators, including, but not limited to, earth, snow, and debris moving and removal, and materials, supplies, parts, and repair and maintenance services for them;
      (5)   Cleaning and janitorial maintenance equipment, services, and supplies including, but not limited to, chemicals including pool chemicals, odor control, paper products, and pest control;
      (6)   Educational and photographic equipment, supplies, parts, and maintenance and repair services for them;
      (7)   Electrical supplies including, but not limited to, batteries, fixtures, lighting, and wiring;
      (8)   Fuels and lubricants including, but not limited to, diesel, gasoline, natural gas, grease, and oil, and delivery of them;
      (9)   Food and beverages for facility-user consumption at Camp Forbes, and for resale at Highland and Seneca Golf Courses;
      (10)   Hardware including, but not limited to, handheld tools and fasteners;
      (11)   Industrial gases including, but not limited to, acetylene, argon, nitrogen, and oxygen;
      (12)   Laboratory and testing equipment and lab supplies and services;
      (13)   Except when a public improvement, landscaping equipment, materials, supplies, parts, and repair and maintenance services, and supplies including, but not limited to, indoor and outdoor plants, grounds, and trees materials and maintenance and repair of any of them, and plant rentals;
      (14)   Medical equipment, materials, and supplies including, but not limited to, first- responder/first-aid supplies, and pharmaceuticals;
      (15)   Mail, messenger, and moving services;
      (16)   Office supplies, furniture, and equipment including, but not limited to, computers, computer peripherals and appurtenances, office machines, copiers, printers, and printing and mailing equipment, and materials, supplies, parts, and repair and maintenance services for any of them;
      (17)   Paper products including, but not limited to, fine papers, printing media, envelopes, and printed forms;
      (18)   Plumbing equipment, materials, supplies, and parts including, but not limited to, pipe, fittings, and fixtures;
      (19)   Power tools, portable powered machines, electric motors, pumps, powered appliances, and milling and tapping machines, including materials, supplies, parts, and maintenance and repair services for any of them;
      (20)   Program promotional items including, but not limited to, advertising specialties, caps, and printed T-shirts;
      (21)   Property protection equipment, materials, supplies, parts, and repair and maintenance services, including, but not limited to, fire extinguisher and fire suppression equipment and testing, locksmith services and supplies, property and casualty insurance covering City property and buildings, and security services;
      (22)   Records management systems and services including, but not limited to, microfilm, microfiche, and compact disc (CD) copying, file storage, data entry, and shredding;
      (23)   Recreation and sports equipment;
      (24)   Snow and ice removal services;
      (25)   Uniforms, work clothing, laundry, towel, and linen service, and supplies; and
      (26)   Vehicle maintenance and repair equipment, materials, supplies, parts, and services.
   Any purchase under this section shall be made by the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies and paid from the annual appropriations made for such purpose.
   (b)   That under Section 108(b) of the Charter, the purchases authorized by this section may be made through cooperative agreements with other governmental agencies. The Director of Finance may sign all documents that are necessary to make the purchases, and may enter into one (1) or more contracts with the vendors selected through that cooperative process.
(Ord. No. 1115-18. Passed 10-15-18, eff. 10-17-18)