ALBEMARLE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
PURCHASING MANUAL
The Albemarle County Purchasing Manual is published online as a convenience to citizens and the business community. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of material published online, citizens are advised that the only official edition of the County Purchasing Manual is the printed version adopted by the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and maintained by the Finance Department's Purchasing Office. Downloaded versions are not official. The online version of the manual reflects the policy adopted November 14, 2001. For more information, please call the Purchasing Office at (434) 296-5854 or e-mail the Purchasing Agent at hgravitt@albemarle.org.
GRAPHICS AND CHARTS MAY NOT APPEAR IN THIS
ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE MANUAL.
PLEASE SEE THE PRINTED VERSION OF THE
COUNTY PURCHASING MANUAL.
Table of Contents - Detailed in PDF Format
Summary - Brief summary of chapter content
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The Powers and Duties of the Participants in the Procurement Process
Chapter 3 - General Requirements and Policies Applicable to All Procurements
Chapter 4 - Determining Which Procurement Procedure Applies
Chapter 5 - Competitive Sealed Bidding: Procedure
Chapter 6 - Competitive Sealed Bidding: Elements of an Invitation for Bids
Chapter 7 - Competitive Sealed Bidding: Specifications
Chapter 8 - Competitive Sealed Bidding: Addenda, Modifications, and Withdrawals
Chapter 9 - Competitive Sealed Bidding: Evaluating Bids
Chapter 10 - Competitive Sealed Bidding: Canceling the Procurement or Rejecting All Bids
Chapter 11 - Competitive Negotiation: Procedure
Chapter 12 - Competitive Negotiation: Elements of a Request for Proposals
Chapter 13 - Competitive Negotiation: Evaluation Criteria
Chapter 14 - Competitive Negotiation: Addenda, Modifications, and Withdrawals
Chapter 15 - Competitive Negotiation: Evaluating Proposals
Chapter 16 - Competitive Negotiation: Negotiations
Chapter 17 - Competitive Negotiation: Selecting a Vendor After Negotiations
Chapter 18 - Competitive Negotiation: Canceling the Procurement or Rejecting All Bids
Chapter 19 - Sole Source
Chapter 20 - Emergencies
Chapter 21 - Public Auction
Chapter 22 - Small Purchases
Chapter 23 - Qualification of a Vendor
Chapter 24 - Security
Chapter 25 - Protests
Chapter 26 - The Contract
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