HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1991-09 - Board RESOLUTION NO. 9109
OF THE
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
ESTABLISHING POLICY ON ISSUANCE OF PURCHASE ORDERS
FOR COMMODITIES UNDER $10,000
WHEREAS, Section 3 , of the Public Contract Code, Section 20207 . 7 ,
which went into effect January 1, 1991, raises the limit for public
utility districts to $10, 000 for the purchase of supplies without
public bid;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the
Truckee Donner Public Utility District as follows:
1. Upon adoption of this resolution, the TDPUD' s limit
for the purchase of commodities without public bid shall
be increased from $4 , 000 to $10, 000 and the management
directive of January 26, 1988 shall be rescinded.
Passed and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner
Public Utility District at a meeting duly called and held within
the District on the fourth day of March 1991, by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: Corbett, Curran, Maass and Aguera.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Sutton.
TRU E DONNER P LIC UTILITY DISTRICT
By
o ep R. Ague a, President
ATTEST: `
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Susan M. Craig, Deputy District Clerk
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UPDATED CODE SECTION 3 .08.030
3 .08.030 Issuance of Purchase Orders for Commodities Under $10,000
3 .08.030. 1 To have the District in a state of readiness to
properly arrange for the purchase of commodities, the General
Manager shall, each year as soon after January first as possible,
receive a report from the appropriate staff persons identifying the
major commodity purchases that are anticipated for the current
year. The General Manager shall have prepared a list of vendors
who have expressed an interest in providing one or more of those
commodities, and shall secure sufficient information to pre-qualify
said vendors.
3 . 08. 030 .2 Prior to issuing a purchase order for any commodities,
the total cost of which is greater than $1, 000 and not more than
$10, 000 with any vendor, the General Manager shall have the
succeeding steps followed:
3 . 08. 030 . 2 (A) Secure three informal telephone quotes, recorded in
writing, from the pre-qualified vendors' list. in securing
informal quotes, the vendors must be asked to state any price
discount in effect for the District and any payment discount terms
that the vendor will offer the District.
3 . 08 . 030 . 2 (B) Issue the purchase order to the lowest pre-qualified
vendor taking into consideration price and payment discount terms.
3 . 08 . 030 . 3 The Purchasing Agent-/Warehouseman and department heads
are authorized to issue purchase orders which total not more than
$2, 000. The General Manager is authorized to issue purchase orders
,which total not more than $10, 000. ,
(Resolution No. 9109 - Section 3 , Public Contract Code Section
20207 . 7)
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