City of Clairton, PA
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2019-12-16
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THE CHARTER
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Chapter C Charter
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Article XIII Contracts
- THE CHARTER
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art XIII Contracts
- § C-1301 Competitive bids.
- § C-1302 Bidding procedure.
- § C-1303 Exceptions to competitive bidding.
- § C-1304 Purchase orders.
- § C-1305 Real property appraisals.
- § C-1306 Maximum term of certain contracts.
- § C-1307 Unenforceable contracts.
- PART I: ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 9 Ambulance Service
- Ch 11 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Citations
- Ch 17 City Property
- Ch 21 Contractor Certificates of Indebtedness
- Ch 25 Contracts, Deeds and Agreements
- Ch 28 Department of Community Development
- Ch 33 Financial Officer
- Ch 34 Financial Policies
- Ch 41 Human Needs and Resources Advisory Board
- Ch 47 Investments
- Ch 57 Manager, City
- Ch 61 Meetings
- Ch 69 Officers and Employees
- Ch 73 Ordinance Officer
- Ch 79 Pensions
- Ch 83 Personnel Board
- Ch 84 Personnel Rules and Regulations
- Ch 87 Planning Commission
- Ch 89 Police Department
- Ch 91 Public Service Special Commission
- Ch 95 Records
- Ch 97 Recovery Plan
- Ch 101 Recreation and Parks Advisory Board
- Ch 105 Retirement Benefits
- Ch 111 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 115 Sewer Authority
- Ch 125 Vacant Property Review and Economic Development Authority
- PART II: GENERAL LEGISLATION
- Ch 141 Activities, Temporary Outdoor
- Ch 145 Advertising Materials
- Ch 145A Airport Zoning
- Ch 146 Alarm Systems
- Ch 147 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 149 Amusement Devices
- Ch 155 Bicycles
- Ch 159 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 163 Building Construction
- Ch 167 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 169 Bushes, Shrubs and Hedges
- Ch 170 Claim Collections
- Ch 171 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 173 Curfew
- Ch 179 Dogs and Other Animals
- Ch 185 Electrical Standards
- Ch 189 Excavations
- Ch 195 Fees
- Ch 197 Firearms
- Ch 199 Fire Prevention
- Ch 203 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 208 Gas and Oil Exploration
- Ch 211 Grading, Paving and Curbing
- Ch 213 Graffiti
- Ch 214 Grease Traps and Interceptors
- Ch 215 Home Contractors
- Ch 217 Housing and Health Standards
- Ch 221 Insurance
- Ch 225 Junk and Junk Dealers
- Ch 228 Loitering and Prowling
- Ch 235 Mercantile Licenses
- Ch 237 Minors
- Ch 243 Noise
- Ch 245 Nonprofit Organizations
- Ch 247 Nuisances
- Ch 255 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 259 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 263 Personal Care Residence Homes
- Ch 267 Plumbing
- Ch 271 Poles and Wires
- Ch 274 Property Maintenance
- Ch 283 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 285 Rental Property
- Ch 291 Sales, Special
- Ch 293 Salt, Use of
- Ch 295 Sewers
- Ch 297 Signs
- Ch 299 Solid Waste
- Ch 303 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 307 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 315 Taxation
- Ch 317 Telephones, Outdoor Pay
- Ch 318 Tobacco-Free Zones
- Ch 319 Trees
- Ch 324 Vacant Structures and Properties
- Ch 327 Vehicles, Abandoned or Junked
- Ch 331 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 335 Water
- Ch 337 Zoning
- APPENDIX
- Ch A342 Cable Television Franchise
- DISPOSITION LIST
- Ch DL Disposition List
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, no contract for
supplies, material, labor, franchise or other valuable consideration
to be furnished to or by the municipality shall be authorized on behalf
of the municipality except with the lowest responsible bidder after
competitive bidding.
(a)
The municipality shall, by ordinance, establish a system of competitive
bidding, including such definitions, publication requirements, deposit
and bond requirements, conditions, terms, rules, regulations, waivers
and exceptions as it shall from time to time deem advisable.
(b)
All contracts or purchases in excess of four thousand dollars ($4,000.),
except those hereinafter mentioned, shall be made only with the lowest
responsible bidder after due publication. In awarding bids, Council
may take into consideration such other factors as the availability,
cost and quality of service. The limit of four thousand dollars ($4,000.)
may be increased by Council to the extent of the maximum permitted
to any non-charter municipality in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
as that limit is from time to time established by the General Assembly.
(a)
Labor or services rendered by any municipal officer or employee in
payment for services.
(b)
Contracts for labor, material, supplies or services available from
only one (1) vendor.
(c)
Contracts for labor, material, supplies or services aggregating less
than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.) for the item in the
fiscal year supplied.
(d)
Contracts relating to the acquisition or use of real property.
(e)
Contracts for insurance and professional or unique services. However,
no such contracts shall be let except after publication of notice
and requesting proposals for same.
(f)
Contracts for emergency repair of public works of the municipality.
(g)
Contracts with other governmental entities, authorities, agencies
or political subdivisions.
All purchase orders of the municipality involving sums in excess
of five hundred dollars ($500.) shall be executed by the Manager.
All other purchase orders shall be entered into in accordance with
procedures established by the Manager.
Real property shall not be purchased until appraisals from two
(2) certified real estate appraisers have been received.
The term of contracts for the purchase of supplies shall not
exceed two (2) years.
No contract shall be enforceable against the municipality unless
the person who signs on behalf of the municipality has expressed authority,
in writing, by the Council.
