[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of LeRay 2-6-1992; amended in its entirety 6-9-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011.
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Every prospective purchase of goods or services shall be evaluated
to determine the applicability of General Municipal Law § 103.
Every Town officer, board, department head or other personnel with
the requisite purchasing authority (hereinafter "purchaser") shall
estimate the cumulative amount of the items of supply or equipment
needed in a given fiscal year. That estimate shall include the canvass
of other Town departments and past history to determine the likely
yearly value of the commodity to be acquired. The information gathered
and conclusions reached shall be documented and kept with the file
or other documentation supporting the purchase activity.
All purchases of supplies and equipment, including supplies
considered in the aggregate, such as fuel, which will exceed $20,000
in the fiscal year or public works contracts over $35,000 shall be
formally bid pursuant to General Municipal Law § 103.
A.
Goods, services, supplies and equipment. All estimated purchases
of:
(1)
Less than $20,000 but greater than $10,000 require a written request
for a proposal (RFP) and written/faxed quotes from three vendors.
(2)
Less than $10,000 but greater than $5,000 require an oral request
for the goods and oral/faxed quotes from two vendors, with the exception
of parts for the highway department, where, in the discretion of the
highway superintendent, it would be impractical or contrary to standardization
policies of the highway department.
(3)
Less than $5,000 but greater than $3,000 require an oral request
for the goods and oral/faxed quotes from two vendors, with the exception
of parts for the highway department, where, in the discretion of the
highway superintendent, it would be impractical or contrary to standardization
policies of the highway department.
(4)
Less than $3,000 are left to the discretion of the purchaser.
B.
All estimated public works contracts of:
C.
Content of RFP. Any written RFP shall describe the desired goods,
quantity and the particulars of delivery. The purchaser shall compile
a list of all vendors from whom written/faxed/oral quotes have been
requested and the written/faxed/oral quotes offered. All information
gathered in complying with the procedures of this section shall be
preserved and filed with the documentation supporting the subsequent
purchase or public works contract.
The lowest responsible proposal or quote shall be awarded the
purchase or public works contract unless the purchaser prepares a
written justification providing reasons why it is in the best interest
of the Town and its taxpayers to make an award to other than the lower
bidder. If a bidder is not deemed responsible, facts supporting that
judgment shall also be documented and filed with the record supporting
the procurement.
A good-faith effort shall be made to obtain the required number
of proposals or quotations. The purchaser shall document the attempt
made at obtaining the proposals. In no event shall the inability to
obtain the proposals or quotes be a bar to the procurement.
Except when directed by the Town Board, no solicitation of written
proposals or quotations shall be required under the following circumstances:
This policy shall be reviewed annually by the Town Board at
its organizational meeting or as soon thereafter as is reasonably
practical.
