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SECTION I. GENERAL PROVISIONS <br />1.0 AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE <br />Florida Statutes Chapter 166 and the Charter of the City of Casselberry grant authority to the City <br />Commission for the City of Casselberry, Florida to enact the provisions of this Policy. The City <br />Commission recognizes that fair and open competition is a basic tenet of public procurement; that <br />such competition reduces the appearance and opportunity for favoritism and inspires public confidence <br />that contracts are awarded equitably and economically; and that documentation of the acts taken and <br />effective monitoring mechanisms are important means of curbing any improprieties and establishing <br />public confidence in the process by which commodities and contractual services are processed. The <br />purchase of all commodities and services will be in accordance with City policy, codes, regulations <br />and all applicable Federal laws and State Statutes. <br />The purpose of the City of Casselberry Procurement Policy is to: <br />A. Establish the Procurement and Contract Management Division. <br />B. Simplify, clarify and modernize the policies governing Procurement by the City; <br />C. Permit the continued development of Procurement policies and procedures; <br />D. Provide for increased public confidence in the procedures followed in public <br />Procurement; <br />E. Ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all Persons who do business with theCity; <br />F. Provide increased economy in City Procurement activities and maximize, to the fullest <br />extent practicable, the purchasing value of public monies of the City; <br />G. Promote effective broad-based competition within the free enterprise system; <br />H. Provide safeguards for the maintenance of a Procurement system of quality and <br />integrity; and <br />Obtain in a cost-effective and timely manner the quality goods, services, <br />professional services and construction as required by the City to better serve its <br />citizens. <br />1.1 APPLICABILITY AND EXCLUSIONS <br />A. General Application: The provisions of this Policy shall apply to the Procurement <br />of goods, services, professional services and construction by the City Commission and <br />the Departments under the delegated authority of the City Commission. Expenditures <br />of Federal or State assistance funds and Grants will be conducted in accordance with <br />the applicable mandatory Federal and State laws and regulations, which may not be <br />reflected in this Policy or may be inconsistent with any provision of this Policy. <br />However, nothing in this Policy shall prevent the City from complying with the terms <br />Page 4 <br />