§ 5-14-207. Bid Specifications for Purchases of Chemical Products
Bid specifications for purchases of chemical products pursuant to this chapter shall require that the manufacturer of the chemical products create and maintain a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for such chemical products on the national MSDSSEARCH repository or the manufacturer’s web site so that the information can be accessed by means of the Internet. […]
§ 5-14-113. Liability of County
The county shall be liable for the payment of all purchases of supplies, materials, equipment and contractual service made in accordance with this chapter, but shall not be liable for the payment of such purchases made contrary to its provisions.
§ 5-14-114. Conflicts of Interest — Illegal Payments
Neither the county purchasing agent, nor members of the county purchasing commission, nor members of the county legislative body, nor other officials of the county, shall be financially interested, or have any personal beneficial interest, either directly or indirectly, in any contract or purchase order for any supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services used by […]
§ 5-14-115. Application to Schools
This part shall not apply to county school funds for any purpose, the county board of education and the county director of schools, unless approved by the commissioner of education. Upon request by a majority vote of the local board of education and with the approval of the commissioner of education, applicability of this part […]
§ 5-14-116. Construction of Part
This part is not exclusive and shall not prevent the adoption of amendments to existing special or local purchasing laws, or the enactment of special or local purchasing acts.
§ 5-14-201. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “County Purchasing Law of 1983.”
§ 5-14-202. Application of Part
This part applies to all purchases by authorized officials in all counties using or encumbering county funds, except that this part does not apply to purchases: Made from county highway funds pursuant to § 54-7-113; Made from county education funds pursuant to § 49-2-203; Made by any county that has adopted either the County Purchasing […]
§ 5-14-203. Limits on Purchases
All purchases made from funds subject to the authority of this part shall be made within the limits of the approved budget and the appropriations made for the department, office or agency for which the purchase is made.
§ 5-14-204. Bidding — Exceptions
All purchases and leases or lease-purchase agreements shall be made or entered into only after public advertisement and competitive bid, except as follows: Purchases costing less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000); provided, that this exemption shall not apply to purchases of like items that individually cost less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), but that are […]
§ 5-14-205. Expenditures Under $10,000
All purchases, leases or lease-purchase arrangements with expenditures of less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in any fiscal year may be made in the open market without newspaper notice, but shall, wherever possible, be based upon at least three (3) competitive bids.