Introduced By: Representatives Corvese, Cambio, Schadone, Vieira and Wasylyk
Date Introduced : April 28, 1999
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 20-2-1 of Chapter 120 of the 1970 Public Laws entitled " An Act Incorporating the Town of North Providence" is hereby amended to read as follows:
20-2-1 Procedure. -- All purchases for construction exceeding an aggregate amount of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars and for all other purchases exceeding an aggregate amount of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars shall be made only by bids except, that this procedure shall not be enforced for purchases required in connection with an emergency as defined in Section 2-1-6 (d) of this Charter.
All purchases not exceeding an aggregate amount of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars for construction and Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars for all other purchases shall be made by obtaining written or telephone quotations from at least three (3) suppliers/contractors of the items/services. A record of all such purchases and quotations shall be retained by the Purchasing Agent. In the event that there are available less than three (3) suppliers of the items/services, such lessor number of suppliers may be requested to quote prices.
Purchasers of items with a value of items/services with a value of less than Fifteen Hundred ($1,500.00) Dollars shall be authorized to be made by the Purchasing Agent.
All items which are essentially a unit, are made normally on a recurring basis or which can be purchased more economically in larger quantity, shall be purchased in such a quantity as the Purchasing Agent may direct for the greatest economical advantage to the Town. The Purchaser shall not be fractionalized to circumvent the intent of this Section. The Purchasing Board may declare void any purchase it deems to have been made in such a manner as to intentionally defeat the intent of the Section and the person making the purchase may be held personally liable for any resulting loss or other damages to the Town.
In order to operate as a central purchasing agency or to otherwise make purchases more economically, the Purchasing Agent may require each office, department or other agency to submit at specified times, a list of items and of their quantity as may be needed within designated periods.
The amount set forth in this Section shall be increased or decreased annually at the same rate as the Boston Regional Consumer Price Index.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
