The Clerk shall solicit sealed bids for the purchase of commodities and printing that is estimated to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). No department shall issue a purchase order which would circumvent this twenty-five thousand dollar ($25,000) maximum. Bids shall be obtained by public notice published as a Class I legal advertisement in compliance with West Virginia Code 59-3-1 et seq. and the area for publication shall be the City. Such notice shall be so published not less than ten days next preceding the final date of submitting bids. The notice may also be published by any other advertising medium the Clerk may deem desirable. The Clerk may also solicit sealed bids by sending requests by mail to prospective suppliers and by posting notice on a bulletin board in the Clerk's Office; provided, that the Clerk may, without competitive bidding, purchase commodities and printing produced and offered for sale by nonprofit workshops, as hereinbefore defined, which are located in the State; however, that such commodities and printing shall be of a price and quality comparable to other commodities and printing otherwise available.
(Ord. 2021-03. Passed 5-17-21.)