The purpose of the Pima Procurement Code is to:
A. Simplify, clarify, and modernize the rules governing procurement by the county.
B. Permit the continued development of county procurement policies and practices.
C. Provide for a uniform system of control to enhance accountability and increase public confidence in the process followed in county procurement.
D. Ensure full and equitable economic opportunities to persons or businesses that compete for business with Pima County government, including small business enterprises.
E. Provide increased economy in county procurement activities and maximize to the fullest extent practicable the purchasing value of public monies of the county.
F. Foster effective broad-based competition within the free enterprise system.
G. Provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity.
(Ord. 2018-37 § 1, 2018; Ord. 2012-10 § 1, 2012; Ord. 2011-14 § 1 (part), 2011; Ord. 1997-45 § 1, 1997)