PURCSASES BETWEEN $10,000 and $50,0C0 Sealed bid tenders received. (a) Low bid tenders ~ The City Purchasing Agent in consultation ° with the end usa department may award the coutract. . (b) Greazer value tenders - City Council may approve the award eo the greater value tenderer. Pariodic Tenders for the supply of gas, oil, construction materials, janitorial services, office supplies are considared to fall into this bracket, even though some such as gravel may well exceed the $50,000 Linke. Also falling into this bracket would be mose larger equipment purchases. The oaly exeepelons to the sealed bid tander policy are when time con- straint will uec allow tendering, gush as when supplies, services and equipmame are urgently required to maiatain City Works. Under these eizeunstances, the City Purchasing Agemc with the approval ef the City trator may obeain direce quotations from suppliers and award the contract. TENDERS OF VALUE OVER $50,000 All recommendations whether ‘low bid’ or greater value’, shall be sub= mitted co the City Administrarer for presentation to City Council for their decision. BUDGET COMPLIANCE AL] purchases which are not included in the City's budgee or which are im axcegs of the budgeted amount shall be sgubaietced to the City Admin- istrator foe presentation te City Council for their decision.