(A) Thresholds. All purchases of goods, supplies, materials, equipment or services of an estimated annual value not to exceed $50,000 shall be purchased either in the open market, without advertisement and without observing the procedures prescribed in § 38.41(A) and (B) above, or in accordance with the procedures prescribed by § 38.41(A) and (B) above, as deemed appropriate by the CPO for the awards of formal contracts. All goods, supplies, materials, equipment or services procured as set forth in this section shall require a written contract or purchase order. All sales of personal property that has become obsolete and unusable of an estimated value not to exceed $25,000 shall be sold in the open market, without advertisement and without observing the procedures prescribed in § 38.41(A) and (B) above.
(B) Notice inviting bids. When using the open market procedure, the CPO may solicit bids using the most convenient method or means electronically, telephonically, or by written quotations.
(C) Record. The CPO shall keep a record of all open market orders and the bids submitted in response thereto, and such records shall also be open to public inspection, as permitted by law.
(‘72 Code, § 11½-36) (Ord. O-75- 18, passed 2-19-75; Am. Ord. O- 89-11, passed 3-1-89; Am. Ord. O- 95-19, passed 4-4-95; Am. Ord. O- 96-11, passed 5-1-96; Am. Ord. O-98-09, passed 5-20-98; Am. Ord. O-2001-40, passed 10-17-01; Am. Ord. O-2004-28, passed 11-3-04; Am. Ord. O-2009-11, passed 5-6- 09; Am. Ord. O-2015-17, passed 8-26-15; repealed and replaced by Ord. O-2020-07, passed 7-1-20)