§ 36-02 Purpose; Rules of Construction.

   (A)   Interpretation. This chapter shall be construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.

   (B)   Purposes. The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are:

      (1)   To simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing procurement by this city;

      (2)   To permit the continued development of procurement policies and practices;

      (3)   To make as consistent as possible the procurement laws among the various governmental bodies;

      (4)   To provide for increased public confidence in the procedures used in public procurement;

      (5)   To ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all persons who deal with the procurement system of this city;

      (6)   To provide increased economy in city procurement activities and to maximize to the fullest extent practicable the purchasing value of public funds of the city;

      (7)   To foster effective broad-based competition within the free enterprise system; and

      (8)   To provide safeguards for the maintenance of a procurement system of quality and integrity.

('80 Code, § 12-17) (Ord. 2018, passed 6-17-81)