Division 9 — PURCHASING›Chapter 1 — PURCHASING – GENERAL›Article 1 — PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 9.1 Competitive Bids
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code § 9.1 · Text as of 2026-10-04
All purchases of materials, supplies, equipment and equipment rental, or repair and maintenance services therefor, required for any officer, board or employee of the City, shall be made by the Purchasing Agent of the City, in accordance with the provisions of City Charter Sections 371 and 380, upon requisition delivered to the Purchasing Agent and signed by the department, officer or employee for whom the purchase is to be made or upon the Purchasing Agent’s own requisition for this purpose. The requisition signed by the department, officer or employee for whom the purchase is to be made shall constitute authority for expenditure of funds allocated for said purchase.
All purchases shall be subject to the provisions of Article 6 of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of this Code, relating to the “Environmentally Preferable Products Purchasing Program”.
Excepted from this provision are purchases requiring payment from the Airport Revenue Fund, the Harbor Revenue Fund, the Library Fund, the Power Revenue Fund, the Water Revenue Fund or any bond funds controlled by the Airport, Harbor, Library or Water and Power Departments.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Charter Sec. 391(1). Amended by: Last para. added, Ord. No. 168,313, Eff. 12-7-92, Oper. 3-7-93. Amended by: Ord. No. 173,186, Eff. 5-22-00; Charter Sec. Nos., Ord. No. 173,274, Eff. 6-25-00, Oper. 7-1-00; New second para. added, Ord. No. 180,751, Eff. 8-4-09, Oper. 11-4-09.
Sec. 9.1.1. Purchases from Small, Local Business.¶
All purchases, including those requiring payment from the various funds excepted by Sec. 9.1. shall be subject to the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of this code, relating to the “Small Business Program”.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 153,662, Eff. 6-1-80.
Sec. 9.1.2. Purchases of Recycled Products.¶
All purchases, excluding those requiring payment from the various funds excepted by Section 9.1, shall be subject to the provisions of Article 6 of Chapter 1 of Division 10 of this Code, relating to the Recycled Products Purchasing Program.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 173,186, Eff. 5-22-00.
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