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 Norcross
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 16. FINANCE AND TAXATION
 Article III. PURCHASING AND CONTRACTS

  § 16-75. Competitive bidding required.  

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  • (a)

    All contracts for capital expenditures, goods or services in the amount of $10,000.00 or more shall, except as otherwise provided in this article, be based wherever reasonably possible on three or more competitive sealed bids or competitive sealed proposals and be approved by the City Council. Any contract for capital expenditures, goods or services in the amount of $5,000.00 or more shall, except as otherwise provided in this article, be based wherever reasonably possible on three or more written quotes and be approved by the City Council. These requirements may be waived by the City Council for professional services, sole source providers, state contracts, and capital improvements for the construction of buildings, renovations or other capital improvements to real estate owned by the city to the extent permitted by state law.

    (b)

    All sales of personal property of $500.00 or more which have become obsolete and unusable shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be based wherever reasonably possible on three or more sealed competitive bids and be approved by the City Council. If it is not reasonably possible to obtain such bids, then as many competitive bids or quotations as possible shall be obtained.

    (c)

    The estimation of the value of any personal property to be sold shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of the City Council or its designated agent. All personal property valued at less than $500.00 may be sold in the manner provided by state law.

    (d)

    The lowest responsible bid for capital expenditures and the highest responsible bid for sales shall be accepted, unless the City Council finds that the bid is not in the city's best interest, whereupon the City Council may accept another bid or may call for additional bids.

    (e)

    The City Council shall have the right to reject any and all bids or to cancel any proposed sales.

(Code 1979, § 3-1-33; Code 1998, § 38-88; Ord. No. 04-00, 2-7-2000; Ord. No. 02-2003, 2-3-2003)

State law reference

Selling municipal property, O.C.G.A. § 36-37-6.