§ 4.12.010. Definitions.

"Competitive bidding" means:

Dollar Amount of Purchase	Requirements
Up to $999.99	One oral or written quotation required.
$1,000.00 to $3,999.99	A minimum of three verbal quotations required.
$4,000.00 to $9,999.99	A minimum of three written quotations required.
$10,000.00 and above	Competitive sealed bids or request for proposals.

 

The above dollar thresholds shall be adjusted each year by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer Price Index for the most recent calendar year ending before the beginning of such year exceeds the Consumer Price Index for calendar year 2002. The Consumer Price Index for any calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers published by the United States Department of Labor, as of the close of the twelve-month period ending on August 31st of each calendar year.

"Established catalogue price" means the price included in a catalogue, price list, schedule or other form that:

1.

Is regularly maintained by a manufacturer or contractor;

2.

Is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers; and

3.

States prices at which sales are currently or were last made to a significant number of any category of buyers or buyers constituting the general buying public for the supplies or services involved.

"Invitation to bid" means all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting bids.

"Multi-step sealed bidding" is a two-phase process consisting of a technical first phase composed of one or more steps in which bidders submit unpriced technical offers to be evaluated by the metropolitan government and a second phase in which those bidders whose technical offers are determined to be acceptable during the first phase have their price bids considered. It is designed to obtain the benefits of competitive sealed bidding by award of a contract to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, and at the same time obtain the benefits of the competitive sealed proposals procedure through the solicitation of technical offers and the conduct of discussions to evaluate and determine the acceptability of technical offers.

"Purchase description" means the words used in a solicitation to describe the supplies, services or construction to be purchased and includes specifications attached to, or made a part of, the solicitation.

"Request for proposals" means all documents, whether attached or incorporated by reference, utilized for soliciting proposals.

"Responsible bidder or offeror" means a person who has the capability in all respects to perform fully the contract requirements and the integrity and reliability which will assure good faith performance.

"Responsive bidder" means a person who has submitted a bid which conforms in all material respects to the invitation to bid.

(Ord. 2002-1232 § 3 (part), 2002; Ord. 95-1428 § 1, 1995; Ord. 92-210 § 1 (3-101), 1992)