All Town purchases of, and contracts for, supplies, materials,
equipment and contractual services to be done by other than Town employees
or Town officials, excepting herefrom items on which the State of
Connecticut has established a price schedule and items for sale by
the State of Connecticut or any other local, state or federal government,
shall be based, when possible, on competitive bids as follows:
A. Purchases of and contracts for supplies, materials, equipment and
contractual services valued at greater than $10,000 will be bid by
publishing notice of a request for proposals in a newspaper circulating
in an area most likely to attract bidders or by invitations to bid
at the discretion of the Board of Selectmen.
B. In the case of sales in excess of $10,000 of property which has become
obsolete, unserviceable or unsuitable for Town use, the Board of Selectmen
may, at its discretion, sell such property on the basis of competitive
bids or at public auction.
C. Each bid shall be opened to the public. In the event no bids are
received, the Selectmen may negotiate in the open market for such
sale or purchase.
All purchases or sales of $10,000 or less in amount shall be
made in the open market but shall, when possible, be based on at least
three competitive quotations.
The Board of Selectmen shall have the right to reject any or
all bids.
All contracts shall be approved as to form by the Selectmen
and a copy of each such contract shall be filed with the Town Clerk.
The requirements of this chapter may be waived by the Board
of Selectmen whenever an emergency exists by reason of extraordinary
circumstances or contingencies that could not reasonably be foreseen
and guarded against.