Fairfield Municipal Code Art. IV Formal Competitive Bidding Procedures

Fairfield Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Fairfield

Cite as: Fairfield Municipal Code Article IV · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 28.40. Purchases in Excess of the Purchasing Officer’s Authorization Limit.¶

The selection of a vendor for the purchase of supplies and contractual services of an actual value greater than the Purchasing Officer’s authorization limit, as set forth in Article III of this Chapter, shall be by formal competitive bidding procedures as prescribed in a manner consistent with procedures established in the purchasing guidelines. These procedures shall not apply when any of the exceptions to formal bidding, as set forth in Article V of this Chapter, exist or in the event that:

(a) After inviting bids as required by this article, no valid bids are received.

(b) After receiving bids, the City Council rejects all such bids.

(c) The bidder to whom an award is made fails to enter into the contract as required and the City Council does not make an award to the next lowest responsible bidder.

(Ord. No. 2019-10, § 4)

§ 28.41. through § 28.59. (Reserved)

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