PROCUREMENT POLICY
The City of Cathedral City’s procurement policy establishes efficient procedures for the purchase of supplies and equipment at the lowest possible cost commensurate with quality needed, to exercise positive financial control over purchases, to clearly define authority for the purchasing function and to assure the quality of purchases.
The complete procurement policy is included in the City’s Municipal Code, Title 3 (Revenue and Finance), Chapter 3.12 (Purchases). Topics covered by the policy include:
PART 1 – GENERAL
3.12.010 Purpose.
3.12.020 Scope.
3.12.030 Council Contract Policies Adopted by Resolution.
3.12.040 Centralized Purchasing.
3.12.050 Purchasing Agent.
3.12.060 Exemptions from Centralized Purchasing.
3.12.070 Purchasing Orders.
3.12.080 Open (Standing) Purchase Orders.
3.12.090 Contract Types.
PART 2 – PURCHASING OF GOODS AND SERVICES
3.12.100 Bidding.
3.12.110 Local Vendor Preference.
3.12.120 Formal (sealed) bid procedure.
3.12.130 Tie Formal Bonds.
3.12.140 No Formal Bids.
3.12.150 Open Market or Informal Bid Procedure.
3.12.160 Exceptions to Competitive Bidding Requirement.
3.12.170 Regulations Regarding Selection of Contract Services.
3.12.180 Best Value Criteria.
PART 3 – FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS
1.12.190 Regulations for the Procurement of Property and Services Stemming from Federal Aid
PART 4 – PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS
3.12.200 Public Works Contracts.
PART 5 – DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT PROCUREMENT
3.12.210 Design-Build Contract Procurement Procedures.
PART 6 – DISPOSITION of SURPLUS PROPERTY
3.12.220 Surplus Supplies and Equipment.
3.12.230 Surplus Supplies – Trade-ins.
3.12.240 Surplus Supplies—Sale.