Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter or by provisions of State or Federal law, purchases of supplies, services, or equipment shall follow one of the bid or RFP processes outlined below for the appropriate dollar amount. In cases where more than one alternative is listed as acceptable for a given dollar amount, any of the listed alternatives shall be acceptable. The City shall not incur any liability for choosing one alternative over another. The choices of bid process are as follows:
A. Purchases in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) shall be pursuant to one of the following procedures:
1. State Bid.
2. Formal competitive bidding, with the requirement of publishing notice.
3. Competitive sealed proposals in lieu of bids.
B. Purchases greater than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) but not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) shall be pursuant to one of the following procedures:
1. State Bid.
2. Formal competitive bidding, without the requirement of publishing notice.
3. Competitive sealed proposals in lieu of bids.
4. Open market procedure (three (3) written bids).
C. For purchases of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) or less, all bid processes and price solicitation procedures may be dispensed with. (Ord. 21-03, 2-9-2021)