A. Short title. This Chapter shall be known as the "Orland Park Procurement Code."
B. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for fair and equitable standards and processes for purchasing by the Village, to maximize the value of public funds in procurement, and to provide safeguards for maintaining a procurement system of quality and integrity.
C. Application. This chapter applies to contracts for the procurement of supplies, services, and construction. It shall apply to all expenditures of public funds within the scope of this chapter irrespective of the source of the funds. When the procurement involves an expenditure regulated by Illinois law, by federal regulations, or by another regulatory agency with jurisdiction over the expenditure, the procurement shall be conducted as required by applicable laws and regulations. Nothing in this chapter shall by construed to prohibit the Village from complying with the terms of a grant or gift.
D. Public access to procurement information. Procurement information shall be a public record to the extent provided in the Freedom of Information Act and shall be available to the public as provided in such statute.
(Ord. 5499, 3-21-20)