For projects that continue to be bid, new award language will allow the university to consider the bidder s experience, financial condition, performance on previous contracts and ability to properly execute the contract, as well as the bid price. Other changes increase the bid threshold for fine arts acquisitions. The changes also waive bidding for entertainment, which because of the unique characteristics cannot be evaluated through a competitive bid process, and library books, which must be purchased through specific publishers, Pichette said. The resolution also gives the Medical Center flexibility within very quick timelines to procure blood and organ services for emergency patient care, she said. Purchases also can be waived from competitive bidding when an emergency or sufficient economic reason exists, or when the product or service can be purchased only from a single supplier.
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