(A) Interpretation. This chapter shall be construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.
(B) Purposes and policies. The underlying purpose and policies of this chapter:
(1) To invite competition, to guard against favoritism, negligence, extravagance, fraud and corruption, and to secure the best work or supplies at the lowest practicable price;
(2) To fairly and equitably treat all persons involved in public purchasing with the county;
(3) To sustain a high level of public confidence in the county procurement procedures;
(4) To simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing procurement by the county;
(5) To permit the continued development of procurement policies and practices;
(6) To maximize to the fullest extent practicable, the purchasing value of public funds in procurement;
(7) To foster broad-based competition within the free enterprise system;
(8) To provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity;
(9) To provide guidelines for purchases of equipment, materials, supplies and services for the operational requirements of the county, so the competitive and unbiased selection of vendors is ensured;
(10) To support the preservation of natural resources and reduction of energy use and pollution through development of a sustainable manufacturing production systems;
(11) To strengthen the markets for materials collected in local recycling collection systems;
(12) To maximize the reduction of discarded materials;
(13) To encourage economic development through attraction and retention of recycled and source reduction product manufacturers and distributors; and
(14) To support markets for recycled and other environmentally preferable products and encourage county agencies and contractors to buy products whenever practicable.
(1980 Code, § 41.001) (Ord. 08-461, passed 11-20-2008)