§ 2-203. Standardization, Cooperative Purchasing Agreements and Governmental Contracts.

1.

Where standardization is determined to be desirable by the Board of County Commissioners or included in the Procurement Manual, the purchase of commodities may be made by negotiation with the approval of the purchase by the Board if under the Formal Competitive Threshold, with approval of the purchase by the Procurement Services Director.

2.

Annually, the Board of County Commissioners will approve a list of authorized purchasing cooperative organizations and governmental schedules and contracts. The Procurement Services Director may approve purchases using these approved cooperative organizations, agreements and contracts with no further action required by the Board providing that funds have been budgeted for these specific purposes.

Additionally, the Procurement Services Director may join other public agencies in cooperative purchasing organizations and/or agreements if is determined to be in the County's best interest, and if the consortium agreement has not had prior Board approval. The use of any new cooperative agreement must be approved by the Board prior to the use of the agreement.

(Ord. No. 2017-08, § 18)