Procurement duties exclusive of the purchasing division.
Norfolk City Code § 33.1-23
in effectSec. 33.1-23. - Procurement duties exclusive of the purchasing division.
Unless otherwise provided by the council, the following procurement need not be processed through the office of the purchasing agent, but shall nevertheless be procured by the appropriate agency subject to the requirements of this Code and the regulations promulgated by the city manager:
(1) Construction, inspection, or testing which constitutes a public work or improvement as designated in the provisions of section 54 of the Charter for which purposes the director of public works will be the appropriate procurement agent; provided, however, that if the construction is less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) then the director of public works may issue a requisition to the purchasing agent to make such procurement and the purchasing agent may issue a purchase order using a form prepared by the city attorney;
(2) Construction for the department of utilities for which purposes the director of utilities will be the appropriate procurement agent; provided, however, that if the construction is less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) then the director of utilities may issue a requisition to the purchasing agent to make such procurement and the purchasing agent may issue a purchase order using a form prepared by the city attorney;
(3) Demolition of structures for which purposes the code official in the department of neighborhood development will be the appropriate procurement agent;
(4) Published books (including binding services), maps, periodicals, pamphlets, recordings and materials for library circulation, such as audio-visual items for which purposes the Director of the Norfolk Public Library System or the director of The Slover will be the appropriate procurement agent;
(5) Reserved.
(6) Animals for Virginia Zoological Park for which purposes the Director of the Virginia Zoological Park will be the appropriate procurement agent in accordance with section 30-14 of this Code;
(7) Promotion services and ticketing services for the department of cultural facilities, arts and entertainment for which purposes the director will be the appropriate procurement agent in accordance with sections 13-6 and 13-7 of this Code; and
(8) Consulting services for which purposes the city manager will appoint the appropriate procurement agents or committees.
(Ord. No. 33,095, § 1, 9-11-84; Ord. No. 35,705, § 1, 8-29-89; Ord. No. 36,831, § 1, 5-19-92; Ord. No. 47,667, § 4, 6-11-19; Ord. No. 49,382, § 3, 10-24-23)
Source: City of Norfolk, Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/norfolk/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COCI_CH33.1PR_ARTIIIPROR_S33.1-23PRDUEXPUDIFetched: 11/1/2026