All contracts of the city shall be awarded by one of the methods of source selection specified in this chapter and by the dollar thresholds specified herein.
Sec. 28-16(1). Small purchases. A small purchase is any contract not exceeding the dollar amount prescribed in A.R.S. § 41-2535(A) of the Arizona Procurement Code. Small purchases may be made in accordance with the small purchase procedures authorized in this section. Contract requirements shall not be artificially divided so as to constitute a small purchase under this section.
Sec. 28-16(1)(a). Small purchases under ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). The director shall adopt operational procedures for making small purchases of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) or less.
Sec. 28-16(1)(b). Small purchases over ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). Insofar as it is practical for small purchases in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) but less than the dollar amount prescribed in A.R.S. § 41-2535(A) of the Arizona Procurement Code, a request for quotation shall be solicited from no less than three (3) businesses. Award shall be made to the responsible respondent, whose offer is most advantageous to the city and conforms in all material respects to the small purchase requirements. The responses shall be maintained as a public record.
Sec. 28-16(2). Consideration of taxes in small purchases. In evaluating small purchases, except for procurement of construction, for purposes of evaluating price, the director shall include the amount of applicable business privilege tax. The amount of a city's business privilege tax shall not be included in the evaluation except in those instances in which the award is between a Tucson bidder and an Arizona-based, non-Tucson bidder. In this event, the applicable city business privilege tax shall be included in the non-Tucson bidder's price for evaluation purposes only.
Sec. 28-16(3). Purchases exceeding the small dollar threshold: Purchases that exceed the dollar amount prescribed in A.R.S. § 41-2535(A) of the Arizona Procurement Code shall be made in accordance with one of the procedures authorized in the following sections: 28-17 (competitive sealed bidding), 28-18 (competitive sealed proposals), 28-21 (sole source procurements), 28-22 (emergency procurements), 28-23 (special procurements), 28-24 (competitive reverse auctions), 28-48 (procurement of professional design services), and 28-50 (procurement of construction services).
(Ord. No. 10404, § 1, 5-15-07; Ord. No. 11296, § 1, 8-5-15)