Purchases of supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services of an estimated cost in the amount of eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00) to eighty thousand dollars ($80,000.00), may be made in the open market pursuant to the procedure hereinafter prescribed:

Open market purchases shall, whenever possible, be based on at least two (2) written or verbal bids. A record of the two (2) bids shall be noted on the purchase requisition prior to submitting the requisition to the purchasing agent for review and approval.

The written or verbal bids may be solicited from perspective vendors by written or telephone requests.

Purchases of supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual services, of an estimated cost in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00) may be made in the open market by the purchasing agent without bids being solicited. Although bids need not be solicited, the purchasing agent is required to obtain the goods at the lowest possible cost to the city.

Purchases of supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual services, of an estimated cost in the amount of zero dollars ($0.00) to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) may be purchased by city employees without a purchase order. However, anything ordered by telephone must have a purchase order.

If it is expected that contractual services or the services of providers can be procured for a net cost to the city of less than eighty thousand dollars ($80,000.00), the procedures specified in this section may be used. (Ord. 16-3, 3-28-2016)(amd. Ord. 2026-2, 04-28-2026)