Article IV Open Market Procedure

[R.O. 2008 § 135.250; Ord. No. 1403 § 3, 5-16-2016]

All purchases of supplies and contractual services and all sales of personal property that has become obsolete and unusable for the estimated value of less than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) shall be made on the open market without newspaper advertisement and without the procedures prescribed elsewhere in this Chapter.

Section 140.260 Subdivision Of Contract To Evade Requirements Of This Article Prohibited.

[R.O. 2008 § 135.260]

No contract, purchase or sale shall be subdivided to avoid the requirements of this Article.

Section 140.270 Bids — Award To Lowest Responsible Bidder.

[R.O. 2008 § 135.270]

All open market purchases shall, wherever possible, be based on at least three (3) competitive bids which may be either oral or written and shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder in accordance with the standards set forth in Section 140.180.

Section 140.280 Solicitation Of Bids.

[R.O. 2008 § 135.280]

The City Administrator shall solicit by any such method as he/she shall deem appropriate in order to receive competitive proposals.