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CITY OF KENAI
ORDINANCE NO. 464-79
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA
AMENDING THE KENAI CODE RELATIVE TO THE PURCHASING PROCEDURES
OF THE CITY.
WHEREAS, by virtue of Section 7-36 of the Kenai Code, as
amended the City of Kenai is required to resort to competitive
bidding when making certain purchases, and
WHEREAS, Section ?-37 of the Kenai Code, as amended sets
forth certain exceptions to the competitive bidding require-
ment, and
WHEREAS, the purpose and intent of the competitive bidding
ordinance is to secure purchases of materials or services
that are most advantageous to the City, considering the
price, quality, date of delivery, etc., and
WHEREAS, it would be in line with the intent and purpose of
this ordinance for the City to make pu~gh?lBe3 1~tnder the
contracts of other governmental agencies when those agencies
have utilized competitive procedures that insure the most
advantageous price to the City for the items or services
purchased, and
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska through its Department of
Administration, Division of General Services and Supply, on
an annual basis awards contracts fer various, sundry supplies
and equipment at highly competitive rates and prices usually
far below the best price that the City could obtain if it
advertised for bids independently, and
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska allows municipalities to
participate as purchasers under state bid contracts, and
WHEREP.B, the City can save money and time by taking advantage
of this and other situations where governmental entities
have secured contractual awards for the purchase of aLpplies
and equipment and services that are far more advantageous
than what the City could accomplish on its own,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY Tf:E COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
KENAI, ALASKA as follows:
To Chapter 7, Article ~ of the Kenai Code, as amended
dealing with purchases and sales, which reads in part as
follows:
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Ord. 464-79, page 2
Same-tshen competitive bidding is not required
Section 7-37. The following may be purchased without
giving an opportunity for competitive bidding:
Add a new Section (6) to read as follows:
(6) Supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual
services purchasable under the contract of another
governmental agency in which contract the Cfty is
authorized to participate.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA this 7th
day of February, 1979.
INCENT O REILLY, MAYOR
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Su~~Peter, C y C erk
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First Reading: January 17, 1979 '
Second Readings February 7, 1979
Effective Date: March 7, 1979
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