Memorandum
Date: August 3, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of an Ordinance Amending Article X of Chapter Two of the Lake County Code to Include Further Requirements for Exemptions from Competitive Bidding and Requirements for Bid Protests
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative): Article X of Chapter Two of the Lake County Code is being amended to include further requirements for exemptions from competitive bidding as well as additional requirements for bid protests. Based on the direction received from your Board on 7/20/2021 staff is submitting this Ordinance for a first reading.
Section 38.2 is amended to include additional information regarding exemptions from competitive bidding. The additions are shown in bold below.
38.2 Not in the public interest. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2-39, competitive bidding is not required when the Board of Supervisors determines that competitive bidding would not be in the public's interest because of any of the following:
(1) A state of emergency,
A) An "emergency purchase" is a purchase made in response to an emergency as defined in Section 34.1(k) herein.
B) Section 42.1 and 42.2 herein provides further guidance.
(2) The unique nature of the goods or services precludes competitive bidding,
A) Use of this criterion requires documentation demonstrating both why the goods or services contracted are unique and why competitive bidding is precluded. Appropriate documentation shall be attached to the Memorandum to the Board of Supervisors at the time the item is submitted for consideration of Agenda placement.
(3) A determination that competitive bidding would produce no economic benefit to the County.
A) The cost of supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual services would not offer a large variation in the overall cost. The possi...
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