§ 2-404. Procurement under contracts bid by other agencies.  


Effective on Tuesday, March 17, 2020
  • (a) In order to procure commodities and contractual services at the most economically advantageous cost to the public, it is sometimes desirable to "piggy back" or consolidate the purchasing power of the city with that of other agencies.

    (b) Purchases by city agencies under contracts competitively bid by any county, municipality, school board, school district or other agency or entity constituted for governmental purposes are exempt from the competitive sealed bid requirements otherwise applying to purchases. Documentation of such competitive bidding by other agencies or entities shall be included in the official records of the city.

(Ord. No. 95-01, § 1, 2-21-95; Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1, 12-20-11; Ord. No. 2013-17, § 1, 11-5-13; Ord. No. 2020-05, § 1, 3-17-20)