(A) All purchases during a year should be made within the general guidelines of the city budget. No city purchase commitment should be made, verbal or written, by anyone, unless the appropriate procedures outlined herein have been followed.
(B) These regulations are divided into two categories, small purchase procedures and large purchase procedures.
(1) Small purchase procedures may be used for the award of any contract or purchase which does not exceed an aggregate amount of $2,500, provided small purchase procedures may not be used as follows:
Supplies, services, or construction normally supplied as a unit cannot be artificially divided for the sole purpose of using small purchase procedures.
Supplies, services, or construction to be supplied over a period of time at the same unit price shall be considered a single purchase contract. A contract may be for any period of time that will provide the most beneficial market price to the local public agency, provided no time period shall be fixed for the sole purpose of avoiding the requirements of competitive sealed bidding or negotiation. (KRS 45A.385)
(2) Large purchase procedures shall be used for all other purchases.
(Ord. 0-1-80, passed 1-22-80)
Statutory reference:
Small purchases, see KRS 45A.385
Small purchases, see KRS 45A.385