Knox County |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 2. ADMINISTRATION |
Article IX. PROCUREMENT CODE |
Division 3. SOURCE SELECTION AND CONTRACT FORMATION |
§ 2-639. Prequalification of bidders or offerors.
Suppliers seeking to provide particular types of procured items may prequalify as responsible prospective suppliers in accordance with regulations issued by the procurement director. Solicitation notification lists of potential suppliers of such procured items shall include but shall not be limited to such prequalified suppliers. Prequalification shall not preclude a determination:
(1)
Between the time of the bid opening or receipt of offers and the making of an award, that a prequalified supplier is not responsible; or
(2)
That a supplier who is not prequalified at the time of bid opening or receipt of offers is responsible.
(Ord. No. O-08-5-101, § 2(Exh. A), 6-23-08; Ord. No. O-10-11-101, § 1, 12-17-10; Ord. No. O-16-3-101 , § 1, 4-25-16)
Editor's note
Ord. No. O-08-5-101, § 2(Exh. A), adopted June 23, 2008, enacted provisions intended for use as subsections (a) and (b). To preserve the style of this Code, and at the discretion of the editor, said provisions have been redesignated as subsections (1) and (2).