A. Purchases and expenditures of less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) shall not require bids or quotes of any type, but are otherwise subject to the general policies of this chapter. These purchases and expenditures are intended to include materials, supplies and services regularly purchased and consumed by the City such as office supplies, janitorial supplies, postage, food and beverages. Purchases shall not be artificially divided so as to constitute a purchase or expenditure under this section.
B. All purchases and expenditures of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) but less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) shall require two (2) documented price quotes unless the purchase or expenditure is exempt from the competitive bidding requirement of this chapter or requires a sealed bid.
C. All purchases and expenditures of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) shall require a minimum of three (3) documented price quotes unless the purchase or expenditure is exempt from the competitive bidding requirement of this chapter or the purchase expenditure requires a sealed bid. The City Manager may approve a purchase or expenditure without the required price quotes if the City Manager determines that there are not two (2) additional vendors or suppliers of such items.
D. Purchases made through the cooperative purchasing contracts administered by the State Division of Purchasing shall not require bids or quotes of any type. (Ord. 2018-10)