§ 62-1. Review of purchases; determination of bidding requirements.

A. 

Section 104-b of the General Municipal Law requires the governing body of every municipality to adopt a procurement policy for all goods and services which are not required by law to be publicly bid.

B. 

Every purchase to be made must be initially reviewed to determine whether it is a purchase contract or a public works contract. Once that determination is made, a good faith effort will be made to determine whether it is known or can reasonably be expected that the aggregate amount to be spent on the item of supply or service is not subject to competitive bidding, taking into account past purchases and the aggregate amount to be spent in a year. Such determination must be documented. The following items are not subject to competitive bidding pursuant to § 103 of the General Municipal Law:

(1) 

Purchase contracts under $20,000 and public works contracts under $35,000.

(2) 

Emergency purchases.

(3) 

Perishable items of food.

(4) 

Goods purchased from agencies for the blind or severely handicapped.

(5) 

Goods purchased from correctional institutions.

(6) 

Purchases under state, county, or any political subdivision contracts.

(7) 

Surplus and secondhand purchases from another governmental entity.

(8) 

Purchases under certain Federal General Services contracts as defined in GML §§ 103-1-b and 104-2.

(9) 

Purchases under certain Cooperative or buying group contracts as defined in GML § 103-16.

(10) 

Lease agreements that are not, in substance, a purchase.