IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 1030. and 1040. of the Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to competitive bidding, and enacting, in lieu thereof, two new sections relating to the same subject.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6105, July 13, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator
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BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Section 1030. and 1040. Jackson County Code, 1984, are hereby repealed and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 1030 and 1040 to read as follows:
1030. Competitive Bids Not Required, Circumstances.
The Director of Finance and Purchasing may accomplish the following purchases without competitive bidding, and without prior legislative approval except as specifically provided in this section. In accomplishing such purchases, the director shall be guided to the extent practicable by the policies set out in sections 1000. and 1054. of this chapter.
1030.1 Sole Source.
Competitive bidding shall not be required when the items to be purchased can be obtained from only one source. Before a purchase is made pursuant to this subsection which has a purchase price of over [twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)] ten-thousand dollars ($10,000), the Director of Finance and Purchasing shall submit said purchase to the County Legislature for approval and the purchase shall only be effective upon legislative approval. In the recommendation to the Legislature, the director shall set out the reason for the decision not to seek competitive bids.
a. Reasons for a sole source purchase may include, but are not limited to:
1. Vendors that demonstrate a unique capability to provide the supplies or services proposed.
2. Offering of a concept or service not otherwise available to Jackson County.
3. Does not resemble the substance of a pending competitive acquisition.
4. In the case of follow-on contrac...
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