(A) Purchasing Director to prepare. The Purchasing Director is hereby authorized to prepare administrative procedures to amplify the provisions of this chapter and, with the advice and consent of the County Administrator, the administrative procedures shall be implemented and distributed to the various county departments and offices, the procedures including, but not limited to:
(1) The procedure for handling bids, including their custody and safeguarding; opening and tabulation; rejection and re-advertising; and the procedure for determining the lowest responsible bidder;
(2) The procedure for securing from bidders and prospective bidders the data necessary to determine whether or not they are responsible;
(3) The procedure for inspection of deliveries of supplies, materials, equipment, and contractual services;
(4) The procedure for reporting receipt of deliveries of supplies, materials, equipment, and contractual services;
(5) The procedure for submitting requisitions for the supplies, materials, equipment, and contractual services required by the using agencies;
(6) The procedure for making emergency purchase;
(7) The procedure for control and safeguarding of supplies, materials, and equipment in storerooms or at storage points;
(8) The procedure for determining from heads of using departments estimated future requirements for supplies and services needed on a recurring basis; and
(9) Any matters as may be necessary to give effect to provisions of this chapter and any amendments thereto.
(B) Copy available. A copy of the administrative procedures shall be distributed to all operating departments and offices, and shall be available in the Purchasing Director's office and shall be open to public inspection during regular business hours.
(Ord. 01-02-04, passed 1-7-2004; Am. Ord. 10-42-06, passed 11-15-2006)