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INTRODUCED AS A BILL BY COUNCILMAN SOVERN
BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. ~,;J, , SBRIES OF 1975
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1, CHAPTER 7, TITLE XIII
OF THE 1969 B.M.C. BY AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR
HIS DESIGNEES IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS TO PURCHASE MATERIAL
OR EQUIPMENT WITHOUT SEALED COMPETITIVE BIDS THEREFOR.
WHBRBAS, Section 113, Part IV, Article X of the
Charter of the City of Bnalewood requires the purchasing
officer of the City to aive ample opportunity for sealed,
competitive biddina in the purchase of any supplies
materials or equipment, in excess of One Thousand (Sl,000.00)
Dollars, but authorizes the City Council, by ordinance,
to make aeneral exceptions to this requirement; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that,
in certain instances hereinafter enumerated, the require-
ment for competitive bidding is unnecessary, and that it
would be in the best interests of the City to waive the
requirement for such biddina in those instances.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OP THB CITY OP ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, as follows:
Section 1.
That Section 1, Chapter 7, Title XIII of the
1969 B.M.C. is hereby amended by adding subsections (f)
and (a) as follows;
13-7-1 PURCHASES WITHOUT BIDS
The City Manager and his designees
shall have the authority to purchase supplies,
materials and equipment in excess of One Thou-
sand ($1,000.00) Dollars, upon the open market
or through neaotiations and without receiving
sealed, competitive bids therefor, in the fol-
lowina situations and subject to the following
condition • providina that none of such purchases
shall exceed Ten Thousand ($10,0DO.OO) Dollars:
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• (a) In the purcha•e of wator meter•~ fire
hydrant 1 &ate V&lVOI and fire Ole,
providin~ notice ia aivon to all firm•
within t e City of Bnalowood offerin~
the identical itom• for 1ale and eac
ii aiven the opportunity to aivo inforp
mal prico quotation• for the purcha•e;
(b) In th ~urcha10 of 1andaravol •aare,ate
and ••P altic matorial• to be u1od or
1treet fill, ropair and maintonanco, pro~
vided that all 1uch purch1101 •hall bo
bated upon 1 unit quantity ba•i•;
(c) In the purch••• of 1poeial dovico•, and
••chino ropair p1rt• for both movinf and
tationary moehanical dovico•. prov .din&
th ame aro availablo only from ono
1ourc ! and no othor t•norally 1imilar dovieo
i ava lablo from ano hor 1ourco;
(d) In th purcha10 of roplacomont part and
quirmont, whon turni1hod •• 1 part of a
• r pa r rvico to oquipmont ownod or
1 a d by tho City; ·
Col In tho rontal of oqutymont and machinory,
providod that tho t•r od of rontal 11 tor
an indotormin1to t m and tho rontal foo
i• n aotiatod upon a unit of timo b11i1;
Cf) IN THB PURCHASH OP MATERIAL AND BQUlPMBNT
UNDBR ANY GBNBRAL BID OR PURCHASB CONTRACT
OP THfl UNITBD TATB GOVBRNMBNT, STATB OP
COLORADOR OR OTHBR OOVBRNMBNTAL JURISDICTIONS
AT THH P lCBS, TBRMS AND CONDITION THBRBIN
CONTAlNflO, WHBN THB GOVHRNMBNTAL UNIT IS n BMED TO BB THB OURca OP THB LOWBST llD.
al IN THa PURCHA B OP MATERIAL AND B~IPMBNT
WHBRB THB TANDARDlZATION OF SUCH TBRIALS
AND BQUlPMBNT I NBCBS ARY TO lNSURB THB
PROPOR FUNCTJONINO OP axl TINO a~UlPMBNT
AND/ R TO PRBVBNT THB DUPLICATIO OP BXlSTING
BQUIPMENT NBCBSSlTATBD RY THB AWARD OF A LOW
810 TO ALTBRNATB MAKB BQUJPMBNT WHBN SUCH
PURCHA B ARB BXPRBSSLY APPROVED BY THB CITY
MANAGHR .
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