§ 2-577. Purposes; rules of construction.

(a)

Liberal construction. This article shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.

(b)

Purposes and policies. Underlying purposes and policies of this article are:

(1)

To secure the advantages of a centralized procurement process;

(2)

To promote effective competition among prospective suppliers of goods and services;

(3)

To make as uniform as possible the procedures on procuring among the various departments and offices of the county;

(4)

To simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing procurement by the county;

(5)

To promote fair and equitable treatment to all suppliers or prospective suppliers of goods and services;

(6)

To provide for increased public confidence in procedures followed in public procurement;

(7)

To permit the continued development of procurement policies and practices.

(c)

Singular-plural rules. In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular.

(Ord. No. O-08-5-101, § 2(Exh. A), 6-23-08; Ord. No. O-16-3-101 , § 1, 4-25-16)