| Ordinance
No. 19-03 |
| Passed
August 4, 2003 |
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| BE IT ORDAINED by the Commission
of the City of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, the majority of all
members elected thereto concurring, that: |
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| SEC. 1: Section 34.22 of the Piqua
Code to establish a Local Preference Purchasing Program,
which was passed by the Piqua City Commission on September 4,
2001 in the procurement of certain commodities and non-professional
services is hereby enacted to read as follows: |
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| Section 34.22 - Local Preference
Purchasing Program |
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| A. Definitions |
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- "Commodities" are
goods that can be purchased from a manufacturer or their
representative and which are purchased by the City in
amounts greater than the amounts required to be bid in the
Charter.
- "Non-Professional
Services" are janitorial and general maintenance
service orders including those for fleet management,
buildings, and mowing. In addition, City printing services
would be included in this category. Any prevailing wage
project would not be considered part of this definition.
- "City
Bidder/Supplier" means a corporation, sole
proprietorship, partnership, or joint venture who maintains
a place of business within the corporate limits of the City
of Piqua as now established, or as hereafter established in
the manner provided by law, and has filed or paid a payroll
or earnings tax to the City of Piqua in the most recent tax
quarter. When proof of situs is required, the City
Bidder/Supplier shall authorize the Department of Income Tax
to release the necessary information.
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| B. Local
Preference |
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- In awarding purchase orders
for commodities and non-professional services, the City of
Piqua may grant a local preference to City Bidder/Supplier
within the City. In determining the lowest responsible
bidder or supplier, a 5% local preference on all local bids
exceeding the lowest, responsible, non-City Bidder/Supplier
bids may be computed on the amount of the low bid meeting
specifications by a non-City Bidder/Supplier. The preference
may be applied up to a maximum of 5%, but not to exceed
$10,000.00.
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| C. Ties |
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- Ties between City
Bidder/Supplier and one or more non-City Bidder/Supplier(s)
meeting specifications shall be broken in favor of the City
Bidder/Supplier.
- Ties between two or more City
Bidder/Suppliers(s) meeting specifications will be broken
through a coin toss method until the winner remains.
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| D. City Manager
Authorization |
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- The City Manager or his
designee may promulgate rules and regulations to implement
this ordinance provided they are not inconsistent with the
expressed provisions of this ordinance.
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| E. Savings |
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- This ordinance may be subject
to the application of the laws of the State of Ohio or the
United States of America which may preempt all or a portion
of this ordinance.
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| SEC. 2: This Ordinance shall
extend this program until September 4, 2004. |
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