§ 2-205. Purchases under ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00).

(a)

If the amount of expenditures is estimated to be less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), the purchase may be made in the open market without the necessity for formal advertising or competitive bidding, except that where the amount is estimated to be between five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), written quotations from at least three (3) bidders are to be obtained whenever possible; where the amount is greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) but less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), at least three (3) verbal quotes for pricing shall be obtained.

(b)

Purchases or sales in sums less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) may be awarded based on a single bid, or competitive bids which may be sought and accepted orally.

(c)

Local purchase orders may be used at the discretion of the city department involved for work in progress with authorization by the purchasing agent, provided that such purchase order does not involve an amount greater than two hundred dollars ($200.00).

(Code 1961, § 2-147; Ord. No. 425, 9-4-1991; Ord. No. 503, 6-6-1995; Ord. No. 28(1), § 2-147, 6-7-2016)