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§ 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. […]

§ 5-14-202. 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.

§ 5-14-206. Stricter Requirements — Regulations

County governing bodies are specifically authorized to lower the dollar amounts required in this part for public advertisement and competitive bidding to an amount to be set by the county governing body. County governing bodies are specifically authorized to adopt regulations providing procedures for implementing this part.