California Government Code 25480 – In any county which does not employ a purchasing agent the board of …
In any county which does not employ a purchasing agent the board of supervisors shall annually or at such lesser intervals as it deems appropriate advertise for at least 10 days in a newspaper of general circulation in the county for sealed bids for furnishing the county with stationery, clothing, bedding, groceries, provisions, drugs, medicines, and all other supplies. If there is no newspaper published in the county, notices calling for bids shall be posted in three public places in the county.
This section shall not apply to purchases or contracts for medical or surgical equipment or supplies, or for professional services, for a county hospital so long as an appropriation for the costs of such purchases or contracts is included in the county budget.
Terms Used In California Government Code 25480
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
As used in this section, “medical or surgical equipment or supplies” means only equipment or supplies commonly, necessarily, and directly used by or under the direction of a physician and surgeon in caring for or treating a patient in a hospital.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 798.)