Any single purchase or contract under the jurisdiction of the county purchasing agent
and involving an expenditure of more than seven thousand five hundred dollars or such
amount as may be set by legislative act of the county council, except only one for
which the use of competitive bidding is not appropriate or feasible as may be defined
and governed by the regulations mentioned in section 902(f) hereof, shall be made from or let by sealed bids or proposals publicly opened
after public notice for such period and in such manner as the purchasing agent or
his authorized deputy shall determine. Such purchases and contracts shall be made
from or awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder who shall give security
or bond for the performance of his contract as determined by the purchasing agent
or his deputy; provided, however, that no such purchase or contract shall be made
or awarded within a period of three business days from the date of the public openings
of bids. In all cases, the county shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
All construction, maintenance and repair work shall be subject to the requirements
of competitive bidding provided in this section, unless such work is to be done directly
by the county through the use of its own laboring force. All materials and supplies
used by the county laboring force shall be purchased in accordance with the provisions
of this article.
(Bill No. 87, 1978, § 1; approved by voters Nov. 7, 1978; effective Dec. 8, 1978;
Bill No. 117, 1982, § 1; approved by voters Nov. 2, 1982; effective Dec. 3, 1982;
Bill No. 129, 1990, § 4; approved by voters Nov. 6, 1990; effective Dec. 7, 1990)
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