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INTRODUCED AS A BILL BY COUNCILMAN WILLIAMS •
BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. 9 , SERIES OF 1978.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1 AND 2, CHAPTER 7, TITLE XIII
OF THE 1969 ENGLEWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO GENERAL
EXCEPTIONS FROM THE REQUIREMENT FOR SEALED, COMPETITIVE BIDS
FOR PURCHASES OF COMMODITIES, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT IN
EXCESS OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00).
WHEREAS, Section 113, Part IV, Article X of the
Charter of the City of Englewood req ires the purchasing officer
of the City to give ample opportunity for sealed, competitive
bidding in the purchase of any supplies, materials, or equip-
ment, in excess of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) but author-
izes City Council, by ordinance; to make general ·exceptions
to this requirement, and
WHEREAS, City Council has determined that in certain
instances hereinafter enumerated, the requirement for competitive
bidding is unnecessary, and that it would be in the best inter-
ests of the City to waive the requirement for such bidding in
those instances,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, as follows:
Section 1.
That Section 1 and 2 of Chapter 7, Title XIII of the
1969 Engl e wood Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as
follows:
13-7-1: General Exceptions to Purchases Without Bids
(a) The City Council shall have the
authority to authorize the City
Manager to purchase conunodities,
equipment, devices, machinery,
materials and parts upon the open
market or through negotiations and
without receiving sealed, competitive
bids therefor, in the following
general situations:
(1) In the purchase of special
equipment, devices, machinery,
materials and parts provided
that the same are available only
from one (1) source and no similar
devices are available or able to
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satisfactorily serve the needs
of the City. ·
In the purchase of materials,
equipment, machinery or devices
where the standardization of such
materials and equipment is necess~ry
to ensure the proper functioning of
existing equipment, machinery, or
devices and/or to prevent the dup-
1 ication of existing equipment.
(b) The City Manager and his designees shall
have the authority to purchase supplies,
materials and equipment in excess of One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), upon the
open market or through negotiations and
without receiving sealed, competitive .bids
therefor, in the following situations and
subject to the following condit1ons, pro-
vided that none of such purchases shall
exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00):
(1) In the purchase of water meters,
fire hydrants, gate valves and
fire hose, provided that notice
is given to all firms within the
City of Englewood offering the
identical items for sale and each
is given the oppor~unity to give
informal price quotations for the
purchase.
(2) In the purchase of sandgravel
aggregate and asphaltic materials
to be used for street fill, repair
and maintenance, provided that all
such purchases shall be based upon
a unit quantity basis.
(3) In the purchase of special devices,
and machine repair parts for both
moving and stationary mechanical
devices, provided that the same
are available only from one fl)
source, and no other generally
similar device is available from
another source .
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(4) In the purchase of replacement
parts and equipment, when furnished
as a part of a repair service to
equipment owned or leased by the
City.
(S) In the rental of equipment and
machinery, provided that the period
of rental is for an indeterminate
time and the rental fee is negotiated
upon a unit of time basis.
(6) In the purchase of materials and
equipment where the standardization
of such materials and equipment is
necessary to ensure the proper funct-
ioning of existing equipment and/or
to .prevent the duplication of existing
equipment necessitated by the award
of a low bid to alternate-make equip-
ment when such purchases are expressly
approved by .the City Manager.
(c) The City Manager and his designees sha!l have
the authority to purchase commodities,
supplies and equipment under any general bid
or purchase contract of the United States
Government, State of Colorado or other
governmental jurisdiction at the prices,
terms and conditions contained therein
when in the opinion of the City Manager
the governmental unit is deemed to be the
source of the lowest and best bid.
Purchases With Bids
Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit
the Purchasing Officer from calling for sealed, compet-
itive bidding upon any purchase of supplies, materials,
and equipment in any case where he determines it advis-
able to do so, the sole intent of this chapter being
to dispense with the necessity therefor at the option
of the said Purchasing Officer, in the .purchase of
those items described in Section 13-7-1 hereof. In
all cases where purchases are made without calling
for sealed, competitive bidding, the Purchasing Officer
shall utilize such means of purchasing the items
invo lved as he believes will assure that the prices
paid by the city do not exceed the reasonable market
values of the supplies, materials or equipment so
purchased.
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Introduced, read in full and passed on First Reading
6 day of March, 1978.
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the Sth__day
of March, 1978.
Read by title and passed on (inal reading on the
20th day of March . , 1978.
Published by title as Ordinance No. 9 , Series
of 1978, on the 22nd day of March , 1978.
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• I, William D. James, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true, accurate and complete copy of the Ordinance,
passef on final reading and published by title, as Ordinance
No. , Series of 1978.
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