2334                                    MUNICIPAL CHARTERS

Section 18. Purchasing and Contracts.

[All purchases for the City government shall be made by the Mayor or by his
delegate. The Council may provide by ordinance or policy for rules and regulations
governing the use of competitive bidding for all City purchases. In all cases where
any municipal work is to be done within the City, the estimated cost of which shall
exceed the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), the Mayor shall publicly
invite proposals or bids for said work, to be received at a time and place to be
made public at least five days before the date set, and the Council shall in all cases
award the contract for such work to the lowest or best bidder therefore, quality of
goods and work, time of delivery or completion, and responsibility of bidders being
considered. The Council shall reserve at all times the right to reject any and all
bids received, and wherever a bid is accepted, the Council may require the
successful bidder to furnish a bond at the expense of the successful bidder in a
good and sufficient amount conditioned as may be required by the Council to
insure the satisfactory completion of the work for which said bid is accepted, or a
contract is awarded. Whenever the Mayor may be able to purchase material
and/or employ labor by direct purchase, or employment at an amount less than
the amount of the lowest bid for labor and/or material, after public invitation for
bids as required by the provisions of this Section, then in that event the Mayor
with the approval of the Council may undertake directly to purchase said materials
and/or employ such labor as may be necessary to perform the municipal work as
required. The Mayor with the approval of the Council may use such regular City
employees and City equipment as it may have under its control for the
performance of any work of whatever character necessary for street improvement
of maintenance without regard to the expense thereof, and without advertising or
inviting public bids as required by the provisions of this Section, for such part of
the work which may be done with such regular City employees and such City
equipment.]

THE MAYOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PURCHASES
MADE BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. THE COUNCIL SHALL, BY
ORDINANCE, PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE PURCHASE OF ALL
SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, CONTRACTUAL SERVICES,
AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY. SEALED
COMPETITIVE BIDS, SOLICITED BY ADVERTISING IN AT LEAST ONE
NEWSPAPER HAVING GENERAL CIRCULATION WITHIN THE CITY,
SHALL BE OBTAINED FOR ALL PURCHASES WHICH ARE
ESTIMATED TO COST IN EXCESS OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
($1,000), PROVIDED THAT EMERGENCY PURCHASES AND
PURCHASES FOR WHICH COMPETITIVE BIDS CANNOT BE
OBTAINED MAY BE MADE WITHOUT REGARD TO THIS PROCEDURE.

ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF NEW CARROLLTON THIS
SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1972.

William C. Rawlinson, Jr.
Council Chairman

Date: December 6, 1972

ATTEST:

Earl C. Klinger
Administrative Officer