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 Orange County
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 17. FINANCE
 Article III. PROCUREMENT
 Division 1. GENERALLY

  § 17-286. Application and exclusions.  

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  • The provisions of this article shall apply to every purchase/procurement by the board of county commissioners and the departments and advisory boards which are under the control of the board of county commissioners, irrespective of their fund source, including state and federal assistance monies, except as otherwise specified by law. They shall not apply to:

    (1)

    Agreements between the board of county commissioners and nonprofit organizations or governmental entities including the procurement, transfer, sale or exchange of goods and/or services.

    (2)

    Procurement of dues and memberships in trade or professional organizations; subscriptions for periodicals; advertisements; postage; paralegals, expert witnesses, court reporters, and specialized legal services; abstracts of titles for real property; title insurance for real property; real property; court reporter services; water, sewer, and electrical utility services; copyrighted materials; patented materials; art and artistic services; employment agreements; and fees and costs of job-related travel, seminars, tuition, registration and training.

    (3)

    Real property.

    (4)

    Goods and/or services given, or accepted by the county via grant, gift or bequest.

    (5)

    Goods purchased with petty cash in accordance with established county procedures.

    (6)

    Purchases from state or federal GSA term contracts.

    (7)

    Blanket purchase orders issued on an annual basis wherein the exact quantity of items or identification of specific items cannot be determined in advance.

    (8)

    Items purchased for resale to the general public. Such purchases, transactions and expenditures shall be authorized by the chief of purchasing and contracts or delegated to other county staff in accordance with section 17-299 of this article.

    (9)

    Awarded bids by any local, state, or national governmental agency, cooperative purchasing organizations, or purchasing associations.

    Such purchases, transactions, and expenditures listed above shall be authorized by the chief of purchasing and contracts, or delegated to other county staff.

(Ord. No. 92-26, § II.F, 9-15-92; Ord. No. 93-22, §§ 1, 2, 9-7-93; Ord. No. 96-8, § 2, 3-26-96)