Where purchases or contracts exceed $10,000 and are less than or equal to $30,000, informal quotations shall be required. The City Manager shall be required to obtain written informal quotations when available for any contract, city improvement or purchase from $10,000.01 to $30,000, inclusive, but not including taxes. The City Manager shall request or obtain, when available, written quotations from at least three qualified persons or firms and keep a record of the quotations and of the award of contracts and purchases for public examination and inspection. The City Council shall accept and award every such contract or purchase exceeding the sum of $10,000 using a “best value procurement” determination, therefore the award may be made to a party other than the lowest bidder. In determining whether a bidder is a “qualified and responsible bidder”, the City Council may take into consideration the past performance record of the bidder. The City Council expressly reserves the right to reject any and all quotations. Any work that constitutes building, addition or alterations within the scope of A.R.S. § 34-201(C) may be exempt from the requirement of obtaining three informal bids.
(Prior Code, § 2-6.01) (Ord. 499, passed - -; Ord. 790, passed - -1999; Ord. 819, passed - -2001; Ord. 925, passed - -2012; Ord. 938, passed 12-12-2014; Ord. 976, passed 12-12-2019)