New Franklin Open Market Procedure ordinance (§ 130.150)

All purchases of supplies and contractual services, and all sales of personal property which has become obsolete and unusable for which competitive bidding is not required by Section 130.090 of this Chapter shall be made in the open market without newspaper advertisement and without observing the procedure prescribed by Section 130.110 for the award of formal contracts.

1. All open market purchases shall, whenever possible, be based on at least three (3) competitive bids and shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder in accordance with the standards set forth in Section 130.120.

2. The City shall solicit bids by:

a. Direct mail request to prospective vendors,

b. By telephone, and

c. By public notice posted on the bulletin board of the City Hall.

3. The City Administrator shall keep a record of all open market orders and the bids submitted in competition thereon and such records shall be open to public inspection.