HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0600-1980CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE N0. 600-80
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA,
AMENDING KMC 7.15.040 TO COMPLY WITH TERMS OF FEDERAL AND STATE
GRANTS.
WHEREAS, 49 CPR Part 23 requires that in order to obtain funding
from Department of Transportation or any of its constituent
agencies for assistance in construction of projects, recipients
must make special provisions, and require contractors and
subcontractors to make special provisions, to solicit and obtain
participation in such projects by Minority Business Enterprises,
and
WHEREAS, such required provisions may require awards to other
than the lowest responsible bidders for such projects or for sub-
contracted portions of such projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE•COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA, as follows:
. That KMC 7.15,040 is hereby amended as follows:
7.15.040 Competitive Bidding: ,Lai Before any purchase of,
or contract for, supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual
services are made, except as otherwise provided in the next
section, the City purchasing authority shall submit to at least 3
persons, firms, or corporations dealing in and able to supply the
same, or to a smaller number if there are not 3 dealing in and
able to supply the same, a request for quotation (or invitation
to bid) and specifications to give them opportunity to bxnf
and/or publish notice of the proposed purchase in a newspaper of
general circulation within the City.
lbl He shall favor a person, firm, or corporation in the
City when this can be done without additional cost to the City
but he shall submit requests for quotation to those outside the
City when this may be necessary to secure bids or to create
competitive conditions, or when he thinks that by so doing := :.an
make a saving for the City and shall purchase from them when he
can make a saving for the City.
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JdL All bids shall be sealed and shall be opened in public
at a designate) time and place.
I&I He may repeatedly reject all bids and again may submit
to the same or other persons, firms, or corporations the request
for quotation (or invitation to bid) and/or again publish notice
of the proposed purchase.
.. He shall purchase from the bidder whose bid is most
advantageous to the City, considering price, quality, date of
delivery, etc.f and, in the case of a tie, may purchase from one
of those tying or may divide the purchase among those tying,
always accepting the bid or bids most advantageous to the C.ty.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAi, ALASK,A,, this 20th day
of August, 1980.
VINCENT O'REILLY OR
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J et Whelan, City Clerk
First Readings August 6, 1980
Second Readings August 20, 1980
Effective Dates September 20, 1980
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