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TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1 <br />1.1 INTRODUCTION 1 <br />1.2 PURCHASING OVERVIEW 1 <br />1.3 GENERAL PROVISIONS, PURPOSES AND APPLICATION 1 <br />1.4 PURCHASING DEFINITIONS 4 <br />1.5 AUTHORITY OF THE PURCHASING MANAGER 6 <br />2. REQUISITION, PURCHASE ORDER AND RECEIVING GUIDELINES 7 <br />2.1 AUTHORITY 7 <br />2.2 PURCHASE REQUISITIONS 7 <br />2.3 QUOTE REQUIREMENTS BELOW MANDATORY BID THRESHOLD 7 <br />2.4 REQUISITION ENTRY 7 <br />2.5 CHANGE ORDERS 8 <br />2.6 PURCHASE ORDER AUDITS 9 <br />2.7 VENDORS 9 <br />2.8 PURCHASE REQUISITION/ORDER EXEMPTIONS 9 <br />2.9 ONLINE PURCHASES 10 <br />2.10ACCEPTANCE OF GOODS 10 <br />2.11INVENTORY AND CONTROLS 11 <br />2.12 INVOICES 11 <br />3. PURCHASES NOT REQUIRING COMPETITIVE SELECTION 12 <br />3.1 BELOW THE MANDATORY BID THRESHOLD 12 <br />3.2 SOLE SOURCE AND SOLE BRAND PROCUREMENT 12 <br />3.3 COOPERATIVE PURCHASING THROUGH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTS <br />("PIGGYBACKING") 13 <br />3.4 EMERGENCY PROCUREMENTS 13 <br />3.5 PROCUREMENT PURSUANT TO EXISTING ANNUAL TERM CONTRACTS 14 <br />3.6 BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS 14 <br />4. COMPETETIVE SELECTION - BIDS 15 <br />4.1 AT OR ABOVE THE MANDATORY BID THRESHOLD 15 <br />4.2 BIDDING PROCEDURES 15 <br />4.3 AWARD 17 <br />4.4 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS18 <br />4.5 WORK ORDERS/AUTHORIZATIONS 20 <br />193 <br />