Redmond is a code city operating under the optional Municipal Code,
Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 35A. There are no statutory bidding
requirements for the city when purchasing supplies, materials, equipment,
or services not used in conjunction with a public work or architectural,
engineering, or surveying consulting work. As such, the city has
developed its own set of policies and procedures for the purchase of
needed goods and services. Purchases relating to Public Works
Construction and Architectural, Engineering or Surveying consulting work
follow the competitive bidding procedures as outlined in RCW 39, which
addresses this specific type of work/service.The State of Washington
often enters into interlocal cooperative purchasing agreements with
other governmental agencies and political subdivisions such as counties,
cities, and school districts. These interlocal agreements (made possible
through RCW 39.34) allow agencies such as the City of Redmond to
"piggyback" on selected state contracts, other city's contracts, and
various public purchasing consortiums, which satisfy the City of Redmond's
internal requirement for securing competitive pricing on selected
purchases of material, equipment, supplies, and services. To view a copy
of these existing agreements please select this link:
Interlocal
Cooperative Purchasing Agreements.
While the City of Redmond participates in these agreements for some
items, most of the day-to-day purchases of the city are not covered by
such interlocal agreements. To obtain information about contracting with
the State of Washington, please contact the state at
http://www.ga.wa.gov/index.html.
The forms on this page are in .pdf format which requires Adobe Acrobat to
view. (Click here to obtain free
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