                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CENTRALIZED COMPETITIVE PURCHASING BY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (§
15.2-1231)

A. The governing body of any county having a chief administrative officer may
provide for the centralized competitive purchasing of all supplies, equipment,
materials and commodities for all departments, officers and employees of the
county, and for the county school board and the local board of social services.
For counties not currently engaged in centralized competitive purchasing, the
local governing body and the local school board may create a centralized
competitive purchasing system only by mutual agreement. Such purchasing shall be
done by the chief administrative officer under the supervision of the governing
body of the county and shall be accomplished in accordance with Chapter 43
(&#xA7; 2.2-4300 et seq.) of Title 2.2.

B. Such governing bodies may establish and maintain such systems of bookkeeping,
accounting and controls as are necessary to the proper operation of such system
of competitive purchasing and to establish such storage facilities as are
necessary therefor.

C. Such governing bodies may require all departments to obtain their supplies,
equipment, materials and commodities from the chief administrative officer, on
requisitions prescribed by the governing body and to charge such departments
therefor.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 15-551.12, 15-551.13, 15-551.14; 1950, pp. 444, 445;
1962, c. 623, §§ 15.1-127, 15.1-128, 15.1-129; 1982, c. 647; 1997, c. 587;
2002, cc. 452, 747.