Arcadia Municipal Code Div. 5 Purchase Order Procedure

Purchases of supplies, materials, and equipment, and sales of property in an amount greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) may be awarded by the Administrative Services Director in the open market without observing the procedures prescribed in Division 3 and Division 4 of this Part. Such purchase orders shall comply with all provisions of the Purchasing Procedure Manual and the following:

(Ord. No. 2379, § 4, 7-20-21)

Open market purchases shall, wherever practical, be based on at least three (3) price quotations.

The Administrative Services Director or using department shall solicit price quotations from prospective vendors pursuant to the regulations contained in the Purchasing Procedure Manual.

The Administrative Services Director shall, consistent with the City's records retention policies, keep a record of all open market purchase orders and price quotations for a period of one (1) year after the submission of price quotations or the placing of orders. This record while so kept shall be open to public inspection.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2379, § 5, adopted July 20, 2021, repealed § 2845.4 which pertained to limited purchase orders.