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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD862ORDINANCE NO.862 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY CODE ARTICLE 3- 7 CONTRACT PROCEDURE,SECTION 3-7-1 FORMAL CONTRACT PROCEDURE AND SECTION 3-7-2 OPEN MARKET PROCEDURE:REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS:AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA,THAT: SECTION I IN GENERAL That the Apache Junction City Code Article 3-7 Contract Procedure,Section 3-7-1 Formal Contract Procedure Subsection E and Section 3-7-2 Open Market Procedure Subsection A,be amended to read as follows: Section 3-7-1 Formal Contract Procedure. E.Award of Contracts.Whenever any contemplated purchase,lease,rental, contract for supplies,services,equipment or sale of personal property is for a sum in excess of ten thousand dollars,such purchases,leases, rentals,contracts or sales shall be presented to the City Council for approval and the Council shall be advised of the advantages or disadvantages of the proposed purchase,lease,rental,contract or sale. All such purchases shall be awarded to the lowest bidder except as otherwise provided herein. Section 3-7-2 Open Market Procedure. A.Purchases of supplies,equipment,contractual services,lease,rental and sales of personal property of an estimated value in the amount of over five hundred dollars,but not exceeding ten thousand dollars,may be made by the purchasing officer in the open market by observing the procedure prescribed in Section 3-7-1,with the following exceptions. 1.Minimum Number of Bids.Open market purchases shall,wherever possible,be based on at least three bids,and shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. 2.Notice Inviting Bids.The purchasing officer shall solicit not less than three written bids from prospective vendors.Notices will be posted on a public bulletin board in the city not less than forty- eight hours before opening bids. SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference are hereby repealed. ORDINANCE NO.862 PAGE 1 OF 2 SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY I f any section,subsection,sentence,phrase,clause or portion of this ordinance,or any part of the code adopted herein by reference is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THIS 4TH DAY OF MAY ,1993. SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 5TH DAY OF MAY ,1993. ATTEST: KATHLEEN CONNELLY City Clerk City Attorney ORDINANCE NO.862 PAGE 2 OF 2 THOMAS DAMIANO Mayor