Hawthorne Municipal Code Art. 1 General Provisions

The purpose of this chapter is to establish a system for the acquisition of property and services, for the construction of public projects, and for the disposition of property which, based on the circumstances of a particular project, meets the following goals:

A. Obtains the most cost-effective result for the city, which avoids improvidence, extravagance, and any other waste of public funds or public property, and which also achieves an appropriate balance between the costs and benefits of maximizing quality within available resources.

B. Takes into consideration all reasonably available relevant information regarding the range of types, effectiveness, quality, and costs of potential property, services, public projects, and contractors available to achieve the city's project goals. Depending upon the particular requirements of the project (and the more particular procedures identified in this chapter), the information to be considered shall include data gathered from one or more of the following sources: similar city projects, other public agencies, professional journals, private businesses, outreach to potential contractors, and private businesses, competitive bids, formal or informal quotes, proposals, or qualification statements.

C. Guards against favoritism, fraud, corruption, and conflicts of interest.

D. Efficiently uses city resources in the preparation, approval, administration, and enforcement of contracts which are effective tools in achieving the city's goals.

All city contracts, and all purchasing regulations, shall implement the purpose and goals identified in this section.

(Ord. 2210 § 1, 2021)

All city contracts shall be prepared in a manner consistent with all state and federal laws, in particular the requirements for public works construction, public project construction, and private development construction, real property acquisition and disposition, and the requirements related to funding received from other public agencies.

(Ord. 2210 § 1, 2021)

Any contract made, or purported to be made, by the city in violation of this chapter shall be void and of no force or effect.

(Ord. 2210 § 1, 2021)

It is unlawful for an officer, employee, or agent of the city to order the purchase of supplies, equipment, or services in a manner that is in violation of this chapter to make any order, purchase or contract in violation of this article. Any such order, purchase or contract shall not be binding on the city, and the city shall not be obligated thereunder.

(Ord. 2210 § 1, 2021)