Purchase of supplies, equipment, contractual services, and sales of personal property of an estimated value in the amount of $1,000 or more will be made by the purchasing agent in the open market.
A. Open market purchase shall, wherever possible, be based on at least three bids and may be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
B. The purchasing agent shall solicit bids by written requests to prospective vendors, by telephone and by public notice posted on a public bulletin board at City Hall. The city shall obtain, if possible, informal competitive bids in writing or telephonic from at least three suppliers or contractors on expenditures over $1,000. The city shall accept the informal competitive bid which, under all the circumstances, appears to be in the best interest of the city or it may reject all informal competitive bids.
(Res. 2008-011, passed 2-19-2008)