Arcadia Municipal Code Div. 4 Informal Contract Procedure

Purchases and contracts for supplies, materials, and equipment, other than professional services and other contractual services, in an amount greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) may be awarded by the City using an informal procedure to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder at fair and reasonable prices, pursuant to the following requirements:

(Ord. No. 2379, § 2, 7-20-21)

Purchases and contracts may be competitively bid in accordance with the procedures established in the Purchasing Procedure Manual. Selection of the winning bid shall be based on criteria and requirements established in advance by the City Manager and Administrative Services Director.

Contracts of more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) shall be awarded by the City Council.

Contracts of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) may be awarded by the requesting department, subject to written approval of the City Manager, or their designee.

(Ord. No. 2379, § 3, 7-20-21)

All exceptions and exemptions from the bid procedures contained in Division 6 of this Part shall be applicable to the procedures established in this Section.

This Section shall not apply to work done by the City with its own personnel if the City Council determines that such work can be performed more economically with City forces than by contracting for such work.