The city also has a Cooperative Purchasing Agreements with the State of Arizona, Maricopa County, City Of Tucson, Cochise County, and Sierra Vista School District. The City is a member of the Mohave Educational Services Cooperative and also buys off GSA contracts. We actively participate in these agreements for many of its commonly used items and specialty needs, when in the best interest of the City. Offers are solicited through formal and informal procedures. These will be in the form of an Invitation for Bid or a Request for Proposal.
Formal advertising is required.
This is an open market process where at least three signed competitive quotes are obtained in the form of a Request for Quotation. Formal advertising is not required. These quotations represent the most frequent type of buying transaction. Whenever possible, these purchases will be based on competitive quotations. Specifications describe the physical or functional characteristics of the material or service requested in the solicitation.