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The Director is authorized to prepare rules, regulations, and procedures implementing and supplementing the applicable statutes, provisions of this Code and Board Policies relating to the performance of Purchasing and Contracting functions. A copy of such rules and regulations and of any and all amendments thereto shall be posted on the County's Internet site.
(Added by Ord. No. 9297 (N.S.), effective 2-22-01; amended by Ord. No. 9836 (N.S.), effective 4-12-07; amended by Ord. No. 10406 (N.S.), effective 2-4-16)
The Director may permit, subject to requirements of this section and subject to such terms and conditions that the Director may prescribe, any public entity including any municipal corporation, school or other special district to participate in procurements or contracts entered into by the Director of Purchasing and Contracting to participate in surplus personal property sales.
1. The public agency shall file with the Director a certified copy of the legal authority or resolution of its governing body requesting that it be authorized to participate in such contracts or periodic sales.
2. The public agency shall:
(a) Make all purchases or sales in its own name and for public purposes only.
(b) Be responsible for payments directly to the vendor in the case of purchases, and be liable for all sales, excise and other taxes incident to the purchase or sale.
(c) Agree that it will be bound by the requirements of this section and such terms and conditions that the Director of Purchasing and Contracting may prescribe.
(d) Not have under consideration at the time it makes its request any bids or quotations from other vendors for like purchases or sales.
3. Appropriate surcharges may be collected from other public entities listed above to offset the pro rata costs for sales administered by the County; administration of contracts for agencies utilizing but not a joint named participant in a cooperative contract; and the procurement and inventory management of stores items.
(Added by Ord. No. 9297 (N.S.), effective 2-22-01; amended by Ord. No. 10406 (N.S.), effective 2-4-16)
(a) For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Contractor" shall mean and include a contractor, subcontractor, material supplier, carrier or other person or firm engaged in the completion of a construction project.
(2) "Construction project" shall mean and include any project for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, extension, maintenance, repair, or improvement of any structures or real property.
(3) "Project labor agreement" shall mean any pre-hire, collective bargaining or similar type of agreement entered into with one or more labor organizations, employees or employee representatives that establishes the terms and conditions of employment on a construction project.
(b) Except as otherwise required by State or federal law as a contracting or procurement obligation or as a condition of the receipt of State or federal funds, the County shall not require a contractor on a construction project to execute or otherwise become a party to a project labor agreement as a condition of bidding, negotiating, award or performance of a contract.
(c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed as prohibiting private parties that may perform work on County construction projects from entering into project labor agreements or engaging in activity protected by law.
(Added by Ord. No. 10038 (N.S.), effective 4-1-10)
(a) In order to promote integrity in the County's contracting processes and to protect the public interest, the County shall only do business with responsible persons who do not have recurring non- performance or other egregious behavior.
(b) Sections 429 through 429.15 set forth the grounds for suspension and/or debarment of a person contracting or seeking to contract with the County.
(Added by Ord. No. 10626 (N.S.), effective 11-14-19)
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