Procurement procedures.
Sarasota Code § 2-369
in effectSec. 2-369. - Procurement procedures.
(a)
The city manager is authorized to develop, approve, publish, and enforce supplemental procurement administrative procedures and forms not inconsistent with this division to facilitate implementation of these procedures and forms.
(b)
The administrative procedures established pursuant to this section shall be contained in procurement administrative procedures manual, which manual shall be organized by topic, and shall not be inconsistent with any provision of this division.
(c)
The administrative procedures established pursuant to this section shall not create new policies which are otherwise addressed in this division, including alteration of procurement thresholds, alteration of protest, debarment, or suspension procedures, or alteration of any ethical requirements. The administrative procedures shall have the focus of providing additional procedural detail to guide city staff involved in the procurement function but shall not contain provisions which purport to regulate the conduct of city vendors. Vendor instructions or directions related to participating in city procurement solicitations shall be published in the relevant solicitation materials so that vendors may know all deadlines, forms, procedures and requirements related to a given solicitation.
(d)
To the extent the city commission has approved prior versions or portions of administrative procurement procedures, such approvals are revoked as of the adoption of this division. While the city manager is authorized to develop, approve, publish, and enforce supplemental administrative procedures pursuant to this section, the city commission reserves the right to direct the revision or recission of any such procedures if the commission determines either that the procedure in question conflicts with the policy set forth in this division or that the subject should best be addressed within this division.
(Ord. No. 26-5588, § 2, 3-2-26)
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