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TUESDAY DECEMBER 30 19'58
TULSA DAILY LEGAL NEWS
PAGE THREE
12596
(Published in the Tulsa Daily Legal
News Dec II 1958 to Jan
1969 Incl Dexter Publishing Co
Publishers)
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION
FOR Paoli 4711 OF WIII
014A Title 1P9 gee ZS (HMS)
PROBATE NO 32981
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to
all persons Interested in the estate
of RALPH MINTHORNE BROWN
also known as Ralph M Brown de-
ceased that on the 18th day of
December 1958 First National Bank
and Trust Co of Tulsa produced
and filed in the County Court of
the County of Tulsa and State of
Oklahoma an Instrument in Writ-
ing purporting to be the last will
and testament of Ralph Iiinthorne
Brown deceased and also filed in
said Court a petition praying for
the probate of said will and that
Letters Testamentary issue thereon
to The First National Bank and
Trust Company of Tulsa the exe-
cutor named in said will
Pursuant to an order of said
Court on the 18th day or December
1958 notice is hereby given that
the 26th day of January 1959 at
the hour of 9:30 o'clock am of
said day the same being a day of
the regular—January term 1969 of
said Court has been appointed as
the time for hearing said petition
and proving said will at the Coun-
t' ty Court Room in Tulsa in said
County of Tulsa when and where
all persons interested may &Pinar
and contest the same
In Testimony Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and the seal
of said County Court this Ilith day
of December 1958
WHIT Y MAUZY
(SEAL) County Judge
Chas A Holden Atty
313 Daniel Bldg
12598
(Published in the Tulsa Daily Legal
News Dec 19 1958 to Jan 12
1959 Incl Dexter Publishing Co
Publishers) -
In the County Court of Tulsa
County Oklahoma
In the Matter of the Guardianship
of MARK NOEL FINSToN a mi-
nor and JOAN FINSTON a mi-
nor No 0 16092
NOTICE OF HEARING
GEARDISNS AND AGENTS' FINAL
AccouPeT AND PETITION FOR
DISCHARGE
NOTICE is hereby given that
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY OF TULSA
and ROSLYN S GUMBINNER (for-
merly ROSLYN SINGER FINSTON)
as Guardians of the Estate of
Joan Finston and as Agents of said
Joan Finston !laving filed in this'
Court their Guardians and Agents'
Final Account and Petition for
Discharge praying among other
things that said final account be I
settled and approved that all acts
of said petitioners since their ap-
pointment be approved that proper
attorneys' fees and guardians' fees
be fixed and that the property I n
the hands of said petitioners be-
longing to said Joan Finston be
ordered paid and delivered to her
and that upon receipt therefor be-
ing exhibited to the Court said pe-
titioners be discharged the hear-
ing of said Guardians' and Agents'
Final Account and PeCtion for Ots-!
charge has been fixed by the Judge
of said Court for the 16th day of
January 1959 at 9:80 o'clock am at
the Courtroom of said County Court
In the County Courthouse in the
City of Tulsa7 in Tulsa County
State of Oklahoma and all persons
interested in said entate are noti-
fied then and there to appear and
ehow cause if any they have why
said Final Account should not be
eettled and allowed and why the
aforesaid prayer of said final ac-
count and petition for discharge
should not be granted and said
Guardians and Agents discharged
DATED this 18th day of Decem-
ber 1958
WHIT Y MAITZY
(FEAL) Count y Judge
Conner Winters Randolph
& Hallaine Attys
1107 First Nati Bldg
12820
(Published in the Tulsa Daily Legal
News Dec 24 1958 to Jan 26
1959 Incl Dexter Publishing Co
Publishers)
NOTICE OP DISSOLUTION
Notice if4 hereby given that COR-
ROSION CONTROL INC a corpor-
ation organized and exiating under
the laws of the State of Oklahoma
has on the 6th day of December
1958 filed with the Secretary of
State State of Oklahoma its intent
to dissolve as provided by the
"Business Corporation Act" of Ok-
lahoma notice is hereby given to
all creditors and claimants of said
Corporation to make and present
their claims to John E Searcy Jr
an individual at 823 South Detroit
Tulsa Oklahoma within thirty (30)
days from date hereof or said claims
shall be forever barred that said
corporation shall within the next
thirty (30) days collect all assets
pay satisfy and discharge its lia-
bilities and obligations in order that
said corporation may be dissolved
this notice is published In accord-
ance with Title 18 Oklahoma Stat-
utes Annotated 1184
DATED this 23rd day of Decem-
ber 1968
CORROSION CONTROL INC
By CLAUDE L WRIGHT
ATTEST: President
3 E SEARCY JR
Secretary
(SEAL)
Houston Klein & Davidson
Attorneys
Drew Bldg
12580
(Published its the T1 Illta Daily Legal
News Dec 16 to Dec 30 1968
Inc) Peeler Publishing Co Pub-
liahers) In the 'County Court of Tulsa
County State of Oklahoma
In the Matter of the Estat of
NORMA M TALCOTT Deceased
PROBAThl NO 32434
NOTICE OF SALE Oik REAL
ESTATE
Notice is hereby &leen In pursu-
ance of an order of the County
Court of Tulsa County State of
Oklahoma made on this 16th day
of December AD 1958 vacating
the pale had in said Court on the
18th day of September 1968 of the
I &lowing described real estate and
confirmed by the Court on the 9th
day of October 1968 and ordering
the resale of said property that the
undersigned administrator of the
estate of Norma M Talcott deceas-
ed will sell at public auction to
the highebt bidder on the 19th day
of January 1959 at 9:30 o'clock
am at the courtroom of the County
Court of Tulsa County Oklahoma
all the right title interest and es-
tate of the maid Norma M Talcott
deceased at the time of her death
and all the right title and interest
that the said estate juts in and to
the following described real estate
situated in Tulsa County State of
Oklahoma to-wit:
Lot 29 Block 3 Terwilleger
Height' Addition to the City of
Tulsa County of Tulsa State of
Oklahoma
Said sale shall be subject to con-
firmation by tlie County Court of
Tulsa -County Oklahoma
Said real estate will b ot sold on the
following terms and conditions to-
wit: For Cash
!witted this lath day of December
194
M L WALRAVENT
Administrator of the
Estate of Norma M Talcott
deceased
Anne 340rOne1 Atty
923 Petroleum Bldg
12808 CITY LEGAL
(Published in the Tulsa Daily Legal
News Dec 22 1958 to Jan 23 I C-13739)
1969 Incl Dexter Publishing Co (Published I 7 the Tulsa Daily Legal
Publishers) News December 26 29 30 1958
Deter Publishing Company Pub-
('ERTIFICATE op' PARTNERaHIP bothers)
cERrtiricATE OF PARTNI318HIP
KNOW ALL kiEN BY THESE
PRESENTS:
That Robert J Allison Mildred
K Allison Alphonse T Scherer
Marie L Scherer Raymond A Car-
ter ()ma E Carter Harry A Ells
Mary Born Ells Douglas C Wixson
and Helen G Wixson are associated
as partners in the business of ac-
quiring and disposing of certain
real vtate in Tulsa County Okla-
homa under the firm name of
WESAC that said partnership Is a
general partnership dating from
the 14th day of October 1958 that
all of said partners reside in Tul-
sa Oklahoma and that there are
no other partners belonging to said
partnership
Dated this 14th day of October
1958
R J Allison
Mildred K Al linon
Alphonse T 140ever
Marie L Scherer
It A Carter
Oma E Carter
H A Ells
Mary Born Ells
D C Wixson
Helen G 1Vixson
STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1
COUNTY OF TULSA
Before me a notary public In and
for said county and state on this
14th day of -October 1958 person-
ally appeared Robert J Al linon
Mildred K Allison Alphonse T
Scherer Marie L Scherer Ray-
mond A Carter Oma E Carter
Parry A Ells Mary Born Ells
Douglas C Wixson and Helen G
Wixsor to me known to be the
identical persons who executed the
within and foregoing instrument
and acknowledged to me that they
executed the same as their fres and
voluntary act and deed for the uses
and purposes therein set forth
In witness whereof 1 have here-
unto set my hand and official seal
the day and year last above writ-
ten MARJORIE T WELCH
(SEAL) Notary Public
My Commission Expires
Dec 15 1958
12529
(Published in the Tulsa Daily Legal
News Dec 9 to Dec 31 1998
Incl Dexter Publishing Co Pub-
lishers) PLBLICATION NOTICE
No D 69829
In the District Court of Tulsa
County State of Oklahoma
EULAL1A A JANAK Plaintiff vs
BERNARD S JANAK lin In-
competent person In the care of
Superintendent Veteran's Admin-
istration Center Waco Texas De-
fendant TO THE ABOVE NAMED DE-
FENDANT: You will take notice that you
have been sued in the above
named Court by till above plain-
tiff for a divorce on the grounds
of gross neglect of duty and ex
treme cruelty and that unless you
answer the petition filed by this
plaintiff in said Court on or before
the 20 day of January 1959 said
petition will be taken as true and
Judgment granting to the plaintiff it
divorce annulling canceling set-
ting aside and holding for naught
the marriage contract with you and
for title to certain real estate lo-
cated in Tulsa County Oklahoma
described as follows: hot 8 Block
Douglas Court Addition to the
Town of Dawson now an Addition
to the City of Tulsa Tulaa County
Oklahoma and eubtody of the minor
child and child support: and for
such other relief as she may be in
law and equity entitled and for
judgment rendered according to the
prayer thereof
WITNESS my hand and the peal
of bald Court this 8th day of De-
cember 1958
SAMUEL W FRY
(SEAL) Court Clerk
By ROSS WHITE
Deputy
Wilton W Works &
George W Underwood
Attys for PIM
309 Pythian Bldg -
12546
(Published in the T111138 Daily Legal
News Dec 9 to Dec 31 1958
Incl Dexter Publishing Co Pub-
lishers) In the Court of Common Pleas In
and for Tulsa County State of
Oklahoma
DUNBAR DRILLING COMPANY a
corporation Plaintiff vs J D
BAKER JR Defendant SUNRAY
MID-CONTINENT OIL COMPANY
a corporation Garnishee
No 51542
NOTICE BY Pt BLICATION
THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO:
J D Baker Jr
Take notice that you have been
sued in the above-named Court for
the recovery of $255000 on account
of a written contract the subject
of this aetion and that the above
named plaintiff has caused garn-
ishee SUMMOna to be issued and to
be served upon Sunray blid-Contin
ent Oil Company a corporation for
the purpose of securing possession
cf certain property in the hands
of the said Sunray Mid-Continent
Oil Company claimed to belong to
you and that you must answer the
petition filed herein by the said
plaintiff on or before the 21 day of
January 1959 or said petition will
be taken as true and a judgment for
said plaintiff in the amount of
$255003 and costs will be rendered
accordingly and sustaining the
garnishment herein
Witness my hand and seal of said
Court this Oth day of December
1958
- - SAMUEL W FRY
(SEAL) Court Clerk
By JOHN H MATLOCK
- Deputy
Whos ler & Whosier
720 First Nati Bldg
Tulsa Okla
Attys for Pitt
12582
(Publinhed in the Tulsa Daily Legal
News Dee16 to Dec 31 1958
Incl Dexter Publishing Co Pub-
lishers) NOTICE OP DINSOLVTION
OF PARTNERSHIP
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore subsisting
between the undersigned Edward
W Davis and Leon L Dutcher
heretofore carrying on busness as
operating a consulting engineering
service and machine chop at 5328
Fast Admiral Place Tulsa Tulsa
County Oklahoma under the style
or firm of Tooling Unlimited has
been dissolved by mutual consent
as and from the let day of Decem-
ber 1958 All-debts due to and ow-
ing by the said late firm will be
received and paid respectively by
Leon L Dutcher who will continue
to carry on the said business as an
individual proprietorship under the
style of Tooling Unlimited
Dated this leth day- of December
1958
LEON L DUTCHER
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 10th day of Deeember 1958
ILEAN BALSANO
(SEAL) Notary Public
My commission expires:
1-17-61
EDWARD W DAVIS
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this I7th day of December 195
CHARLES H COPELAND
(SEAL) Notary Public
My commission expires:
March 15 1962
George Brewer Atty
213 Mayo Bldg
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ORDINANCE NO SIM
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
TITLE 22 TULSA REVISED
ORDINANCES OF 1315 AS
AMENDED CREATING AND
ESTABLISHING A DEPART-
MENT OF PURCHASING AND
THE OFFICE OF PURCHASING
AGENT DEFINING TERMS
PRESCRIBING THE QUALIFI-
CATIONS POWERS DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF
THE PURCHASING AGENT
ESTABLISHING THE COMMIT-
TEE ON NEEDS STANDARDS
AND SPECIFICATIONS AND
PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS
AND DUTIES PROVIDING
FOR PERIODIC REQUISITION
AND ESTIMATES OF NEEDS
OF USING AGENCIES RE-
QUIRING -COMPETITIVE BID-
DING PRESCRIBING FORMAL
CONTRACT PROCEDURE AND
OPEN MARKET PROCEDURE
CREATING THE PETTY EX-
PENDITURES REVOLV ING
FUND PROVIDING FOR CEN-
TRAL WAREHOUSING AUTH-
ORIZING AN APPROPRIATION
FOR PURCMING OF CENTRAL
STORES PROVIDING PRO-
CEDURE FOR EMERGENCY
PURCHASES PROVIDING FOR
INSPECTION AND TESTING
SURPLUS STOCK TRANSFERS
AND COOPERATIVE P U R -
CHASING PROHIBITING IN-
TEREST OF CITY OFFICERS
AND EMPLOYEES IN ANY
PURCHASING CONTRACT
PROVIDING FOR CONTINUA-
TION QV PRESENT PURCHAS-
ING DEPARTMENT PERSON-
NEL PROVIDING FOR SEV-
ERABILITY OF PROVISIONS
ESTABLISHIING A PENALTY
FOR NONCOMPLIANCE AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF TULSA OKLAHOMA
Section L That Title 22 Tulsa
Revised Ordinances of 1945 be and
it is beret) amended to read as
follows:
"Section 1 DEFINITIONS For the
purposes of this Ordinance the fol-
lowing terms phrases words and
their derivations shall have the
meaning given herein When not
inconsistent with the context words
used in the present tense include
the futta words at the plural num-
ber include the singular number
and words in the singular number
Include the plural number The word
"'their is always mandatory and
nut merely directory
(A) "Chiet Administrator" is
the Mayor of the City of Tulsa
Oklahoma
(B) "City" is the City of Tulsa
Oklahoma
(C) "Commission" is the Board
of Commissioners of the City of
Tulsa Oklahoma
(D) "City Purchasing Agent" or
"Agent" is the Purchasing
Agent of the City of Tulsa
Oklahoma t 1
(E) "Committee" is the Com-
mittee on Needs Stanlards and
Specifications of the City of
Tulsa Oklahoma
(F) "Contractual Services" shall
mean and inctude all telephone
gas water electric light and
power service towel and clean-
ing service insurance : lenses
for all grounds buildings office
or other space required by the
using agencies: and the rental
repair or maintenance of equip-
ment machinery and other city-
owned personal property The
term shall not include profes-
sional and other contractual
services which are in their na-
ture unique and not subject to
competition nor shall it include
public improvement contracts
for the construction mainten-
anee or repair of streets alleys
sidewalks storm sewers water
and sanitary sewer lines and
plant facilities where such pub-
lic improvement contracts are
awarded pursuant to charter
provisions
(a) "Supplies" shall mean and
Include all supplies materials
and equipment
(H) "Using Agency" is any de-
partment board COMMiliM11011
agency division section bureau
or other unit in the City gov-
ernment using supplies or pro-
curing contractile( services as
provided for in this Ordinance
Section 2 ESTABLISHMENT OP
DEPARTMENT 0 Ir PURCHASING
There is hereby established the De-
partment of Purchasing and in said
Department the office of the City
Purchasing Agent
Section 3 CITY PURCHASING
AGENT The City Purchasing Agent
shall be the head and have general
supervision of the Department of
Purchasing The Agent shall per-
form all duties required of a de-
partment head by law and shall
have the powers and duties pre-
scribed by this Ordinance
(A) Position Specification The
Agent shall:
- (I) APaolataleat Be ap-
pointed by the Mayor of the
City of Tulsa subject to con-
firmation by the Board of
Commissioners which ap-
pointment shall be in con-
formance with all applicable
provisions of Article IS of the
City Charter and rules and
regulations promulgated in
accordance therewith
(2) Esperleace )tequirement
Have had prior to his ap-
pointment at least two (2)
years experience in a purch-
acing office of a public or
private corporation In an ex-
ecutive capacity -
(I) Hood Give an official
bond to be approved by the
City Attorney in the sum of
$100000
(B) Sense of Purelineleor Audit
amity The Agent shall have the
power and it shall be his duty:
(I) Pyrrha or Contract To
purchase or contract for all
supplies and contractual serv-
ices needed by any using ag-
ency which derives its sup-
port wholly or in part from
the City in accordance with
purchasing procedures as pre-
scribed by this Ordinance and
such rules and regulations as
the Agent shall adopt for the
internal management and op-
eration of the Department of
Purchasing and such other
rules and regulations as shall
be prescribed' by the Mayor
and Board of Commissioners
and the Committee on Needs
Standards and Specifications
(I-a) Etreptioas prohibited
The authority of the Agent
CITY LEGAL
to negotiate all-purch-ases for—
111 using agencies shall not
be abridged by excepting ally
particular using agency
(1-b) Irnauthorined purehases
Except as herein provided It
shall ts unlawful for any
- City officer or employes to
order the purchase of any
eupplies or make any contract
within the purview of this
ordinance other than through
tha Department of Purchas-
ing and any purchase ord-
ered or contract made con-
trary to the provisions here-
of shall not be approved hi
the City officials and the
City shall not be bound there-
by (C) Other Pewees and Duties In
addition to the purchasing au-
thoray conferred in subsection
(11) above and in addition to
any other powers and duties
conferred by this Ordinance the
Agent shall:
(1) Minimum Expenditure
Act to procure for the city
the highest quality in supplies
and contractual services at
least expense to the City
(2) Eueoursae Competition
Discourage uniform bidding
and endeavor to obtain am full
and open competition as pos-
sible on all purchases and
sales
(3) Rules and Regulations Eletablieh and amend when
necessary all rules and reg-
- ulations authorised by t his
Ordinance and any others
necessary to the operation of
the Purchasing Department
(4) Purchmling Analysis Keep
Informed of current develop-
ments in the field of purch-
acing prices market condi-
' -tions and new products and
secure for the City the benee
fits of research done in the
field of pur(haming by other
govern mental Jurisdictions
national technical societies -
trade associations having na-
tional recognition and by
private businesses and organ-
izations r (t) Forms Prescribe and
maintain such forms as he
shall find reasonably neces-
sary to the operation of this
Ordinance
on Standard Nomenciatiere
Prepare and adopt a standard
purchasing nonsenclature for
using agencies and suppliers
(7) I 4asistre' Catalog Elie
Prepare adopt and maintain
a vendors" catalog file Said
catalog ahall be filed accord-
ing to material's and shall
contain diseriptions of ven-
dors' commodities price and
"discounts
(1) Bulk Purchases Exploit
the posabilities of buying
"in bnik" so as to take full
advantage of discounts
-
(9) Federal and State Tat
- Exemptions Act eo as to pro-
- cure for the City all Federal
and State Tax Exemptions to
which it is entitled
(10) Cooperation with City
Auditor Cooperate with the
Office of the City Auditor in
order to secure for the City
the maximum efficiency in
budgeting and accounting
El) Dingell lineation of Bid-
ders have the authority to
declare veadors who default
on their quotations unsecure
biddervr an(Pto diequalify them
from receiving any business
from the mbnicipality for a
stated period of time
Seetton 4 COMMITTEE ON
SKIKDA "(TAN DARDS AN 10 SPE-
CIFICATION S There is hereby es-
tablished the Committee on Needs
Standards and Specifications:
(A) Composition The Committee
shall connist of the following
five offilealm or their duly des-
ignated representatives who
shall serve without additional
compensation:
1 Administrative Assistant
to the Mayor
2 Deputy Auditor
2 City Engineer
4 Superintendent of Water
works and Sewerage
5 Chief Clerk of Finance
Office
(13) Cs:purity et Agent The
Agent shall enforce the written
specifications adopted by the
Committee He shall attend all
meetings of the Committee in
an advisory capacity and shall
have the authority to present
his recommendations on any
proposed requisition standardi-
zation or specification
(C) Committee Duties It shall
be the duty of the Committee:
(I) Classification To classify
all the supplies used by the
various branches of the City
government
(2) Stamdardisation To adopt
as standards the minimum
numberof qualities sizes and
varieties of supplies consis-
tent with the successful op-
eration of the City govern-
ment
(3) Specification To prepare
and adopt written specifica-
tions of all such standard sup
plies
(4) Review To review all
requisitions submitted to the
Purchasing Department in
order to determine the need
and desirability of making
the purchase requested
plies 4C) Bid °petting Procedures
(4) Review To review all (I) Sealed Bids shall be (tub-
requisitions submitted to the mitted sealed to the Office of
Purchasing Department in the City Auditor and shall be
order to determine the need identified an bids on the en-
and deairability of making velope
the purchase requested
(2) Opening Bide shall be
(5) Steeliness To hold official opensd in public at the time
meetings at least once each and place stated in the public
- week snd more often if re- notices
quired to properly carry out
the duties of the Committee (3) Tabulation A tabulation
of all bids received shall be
(D) Effect of Adoption' After available for public innpection
it a adoption each standard in the Office of the City Audi-
epecification shall until revised tor at all reasonable times
or rescinded apply alike in
terms and effect to every future (D) Rejection of Bide The
purchase and contract for the Board of Commissionern shall
supply described in such epe-- have the authority to reject all
cification bids parts of all bids or all
bids for any one or more sup-
(1) Eseeption The Board of Plies or contractual services in-
Commieeloners may upon the eluded in the proposed contract
recommendation of the Corn- when the public interest will be
mite exaillpt any using served thereby
agency of the City from use
of the supply described in (I) Bidder in Default to City
such standard specification if The City shall not accept the
It is shown that such use re- bid of a contractor who is in
sults in actual hardship to default on the paylaent of
the using agency taxes licenses or otiwr monies
due the City
(E) Laboratory Facilities The
(E) Award of Contract
Committee shall have the auth-
ority to make use of me lab°
The e HBooaarrdd of
atm Authority tx s iolee r n
ratory and engineering facilities
of the City and the technical
Commiasioners shall have the
staff" thereof in connection authority to award contracts
with its work of preparing and within the purview of this
adopting standards and written Ordinance
specifications
(2) Lowest Secure Bidder
(P) Conanitation with Laing Contracts shall be awarded to
Agencies The Committee shall the lowest secure bidder In
consult with the heads and oth- determining "lowest secure
er officials of the using agen- bidder" in addition to price
cies to determine their precise the following factors shall be
requirements and shall endeavor considered:
to prescribe those standards
which meet the needs of the (2-a) The ability capacity and
majority of such agencies skill of the bidder to perform
the contract or provide the
(G) Nature of Specificatittan service required
CITY LEGAL
All specifications shall be defi-
nite and certain and Ithall per-
mit of competition
(I) Eldvistion Provided how-
ever thst the provisions of
Ws subsection P hail not
apply to non-compel Itive
types and kinds of supplies
Sect ion 6 REQUISITION AND
EsTillikTI:V All using agencies
either by or with the authorization
of the Bead of the Department un-
der hich the using agency oper-
ates shall file with the Agent de-
tailed requieitions or estimates of
their requirements in supplies and
contractual services in such man-
ner at such times and for such
future periods as the Agent shall
prescribe
(A) Unforeseen Requirements
A using agency shall not be
prevented from filing in the
oanie manner with the Agent
at any time a requisition or
estimate for any supplies and
contractual Per v I ce tt the need
for which was not foreseen when
the detsiled estimates were
filed
(D) Revisory Power in digest
and Committee The Agent and
the Committee on Needs Stand-
ards and Specifications shall
zamine ouch requimition or es-
timate and shall have the auth-
pray to rev'''s it as to quantity
quality or estimated cost: but
revision as to quality shall be
In accordance with the stand-
ards and specifications estab-
lished pursuant to this Or-
dinance Section 1 ENCUMBRANCE OF
IrthlSt Except in cases of mer
gency the Agent shall not issue
any order for delivery on k con-
tract or Open market purchase until
the City Auditor shall have certi-
fied after pre-audit that there is
to the credit of the using agencies
concerned a sufficient unencumb-
ered appropriation balance in ex-
cess of all unpaid obligations to
defray the amount of such order
Section 7 PROHIBITION OF IN
TIER EST Any purchase order or
contract within the purview of this
Ordinance in which the Agent or
any officer or employee of the City
is financially interested directly or
Indirectly shall be void
section S COMPETITIVE DID-
DIM4 REQ I MED All purchases
of and contracts for supplies and
contractual services and all sales
of personal property which has be-
come obsolete and unusable shall
except as specifically provided here-
in be based wherever possible on
competitive bids
Seetion 10 FORMAL CONTRACT
oCIEDI'll E All contractual eery
ices pertaining to public improve-
ments of the maintenance of public
property of the City when the
estimated comt thereof shall exceed
five hundred dollars ($50000) shall
be purchamed by formal written
contract from the lowemt eecure
bidder after due notice inviting
propouals All other expenditurem
tor supplies materials equipment
or contractual services when the
estimated coat thereof shall exceed
$100000 shall be purchased by for
mal written contract from the low
est secure bidder after due notice
inviting proposalm All sales of
personal property which has be
come ohmolete and unumable when
the estimated value shall exceed
$1C000 shall be sold by formal
written contract to the highest se-
cure bidder after due notice invit-
ing proposals
(A) Notice Inviting Bids
(I) Newspaper Notice invit-
ing bids shall be published in
at leant one daily newmpaper
In the City at least five times
preceding the lest day net for
the receipt of proposals
(I-a) Neaps of Notice The
newspaper notice required
herein shall include a gener-
al description of the services
required or the articlee to be
purchased or Mold ellen state
where bid blanks and sped
ficatione may be secured and
the time and place for open-
ing bide
(2) Bidden Lint The Agent
shall also Solicit sealed bide
from all responsible prospec-
tive muppliers who have re-
quested their names to he
added to a "Bidders' List"
which the Agent shall main-
tain by mending them a copy
of such newspaper nOtice or
such other notice aa will ac-
quaint them with the proposed
purchame or male In any case
invitations sent to the vend-
ors on the bidders' list shall
be limited to commodities that
are similar in character and
ordinarily handled by the
trade group to which the in-
vitations are sent
(3) Bulletin Board The Agent
shall &leo advertise all pend-
ing purchases or sales by a
notice posted on the public
bulletin board in the City
haiL
(Il) Bid Depooden When deemed
necessary by the Agent or
Board of Commissioners bid de-
posits shall be preecribed in the
public notices inviting bids Un
successful bidders shall be en
titled to return of surety where
it has been required A success-
ful bidder shall forfeit any
surety required upon failure on
his part to enter a contract
within ten (10) days after the
award
CITY LEGALS
(2-b) Whether the biddcr can
perform the contract or pro-
vide the service promptly or
within the time specified
without delay or interference
(2-c) The character Inteterity
reputations judgment experi-
ence and efficiency of the
bidder
(2-d) The quality of perform-
ance of previous contracts or
services
(2-e) The previous and exist
ing compliance by the bidder
with laws and ordinances re
lating to the contract or serv-
ice (24) The ufficiency of the
financial resources and abil-
ity of the bidder to perform
the contract or provide the
service
(2-t) The quality availability
and adaptability of the sup-
plies or contractual services
to the particular use required
(2-h) The ability of the bidder
to provide future maintenance
and service for the use of the
subject of the contract
(2-I) The number and scope
of conditioge attached to the
bid
(3) Award (a Other Thu Low
Bidder ASrhen Ih award la
not griv ftn to the lowest bidder
a full and complete statement
of the reasons for placing the
order elsewhere shall be en-
tered In the minutes of the
Board of Commissioners
(4) Tle Hide
(4-a) Local vemelore If all
bids received are for the same
total amount or unit price
quality and service being
equal the contract Phan be
awarded to a I3Cal bidder
(4-b) Oat tde vendors Where
subsection (4-a) is not in ef-
fect the Commission shall
award the contract to one of
the tie bidder" by drawing
'lots in public
(5) Performaerf Rondos The
Agent shall have the author-
ity to require a performance
bond before entering a con-
tract in such amount as he
shall find reasonably neces-
sary to protect the best inter-
ests of the City
(F) Prohibition Against Sub
division No contract or porch
Rae Johan be subdivided to avoid
the requirements of this Sac
Section Inf OPEN MARKET 19W-
CE1li IRE All purchases of 'woollen
materials equipment or contract-
ual services and all sales of per-
Ronal property which ham become
osbolete and unusable of Ipso than
tint estimated value of 1100000
shall be made in the open market
without newspaper advertisement
and without observing the proced-
ure prescribed by Section It) for the
award of formal contracts
(A) Minimum Number el Midis
All open market Porchamem
shall wherever posmihie be
hexed on et least three compe-
titive bids and shall be awarded
to the lowest mecure bidder in
accordance with the standard
met forth in submection (E-2) of
Section V above
(11) Notiee Inviting Bids The
Agent shall solicit bids by (a)
direct mail request to prospec-
tive vendors (b) by telephone
and (c) by public notice posted
on th bulletin boord of the
city Hall
(C) Recording The Agent hall
keep a record of all open mar-
ket orders and the bide suirtnit-
ted in competition thereon and
such recorde shall aim be open
to public inspection at all ream-
unable times
Sett 1011 11 PETTV IPAPENDIT-
PltEm til11ili Ft NIL There is
hereby appropriated out of any
money in the City Treasury not
otherwise appropriated $60000
which stv11 be known an the Petty
Expenditures Revolving Fund From
thim Fund shall be paid all pureh-
amen not In e XCPS8 Of $2500 each
made by the heads of using agen-
Mem for ineldentatm with the ap-
proval of the Agent
(A) Accounting At the end of
each month the Agent shall
render to the City litiditor a
tatement showing the actual
expenditures for each using
agency so made out of such
Petty Expenditures Revolving
Fund and the City Auditor shall
reimburse said revolving fund
for such expenditures in the
same manner as other expendi-
tures of such using agencies are
paid
(B) Ru lea and Regulation" The
Agent shall promulgate rules
and regulations for use of the
Petty Expenditures Revolving
Fund
Section 12 CENTRAL WARE-
HOUSING The Agent shall proceed
to establish as soon as practicable
central storeroom sand warehouses
for the safe storage of all supplies
common to more than one using
Agency The Agent shall be re-
sponsible for the supervision and
control of such storerooms and
warehouses and the suPPliell con-
tained therein and shall keep at
all times a current inventory of
such supplies along with complete
records as to the acquisition and dis-
position of same
With respect to supplies of a typl
peculiar to a mingle Department or
using Agency the Agent may permit
t ein to be stored in storerooms or
warehouses under the supervision
of the head of the Department or
Agency provided that such individ-
ual shall be required to maintain a
current inventory of all such sup-
plies and shall furnish the Purchas-
ing Agent with periodic reports
covering same showing the current
inventory acquisition and disposi-
tion of all such supplies The Agent
shall he empowered to inspect such
storerooms or warehouses at any
time for the purpose of verifying
the correctness of the inventory
furnished end for all other pur-
poses connected with the perform-
ance of his duties under the terms
of this Ordinance
An appropriation is hereby au-
thorized for Central Stores approved
by the Committee on Needs Stand-
ards and Specifications
(I) Accounting Procedure Re-
quisitions from supplies in a
storeroom or warehouse shall
he credited by the Agent to
the Central Stores appropria-
tion by a charge against the
appropriation of the using
Agency
(2) Inventory The Agent
shall maintain a perpetual in
ventory record of all materi-
als suPplies or equipment
stored in storerooms and
warehouses
Section 13 PRICE AGREEMENT
CONTRACT PROCEDLRE The
Head of the lining Agency shall
have the authority to submit re-
quisitions to the Agent for supplies
available under the terms of a
"price agreement" contract made by
the Agent
CITY LEGAL
Sct ion-1 4 E M ERG EN CY— PI:11
C11-4 SES
(A) Hy Ageet In mute of an an-
parent emergency which re-
quires Immediate purchase of
unpile or contractual services
the Mayor shall be empowered
to grant written aWhorization
to the Agent to secure by open
market procedure aa herein set
forth at the lowest obtainable
price any suPPliea or contract-
ual SerVICeil regardless of the
amount of the expenditure sub-
ject to all the terms and pro-
visions of the Charter
(1) Recorded Explaaatioa
full reprt of the circuin-
stances of an emergency pur
chase shall he filed by the
Agent with the Commission
and obeli be entered in the
minutes of the Commission
and shall be open to public
Inspection
(B) By Department Head In
case (if actual emergency oc-
curring during normal office
hours the head of any using
Agency maya with the consent
of the Agent and the approval
of the Mayor purchase direetli
any supplies or contractual
services whose Immediate pro-
curenient I eimential to prevent
delays te the work of the using
Agency which may vitally af-
fect the life health or conveni-
ence of the citizens
In case of actual emergency oc-
curring outside of regular office
hours the head of any using
Agency ehruld if possible con-
spit with the Purchaaing Agent
prior to any action However
If such consultation is not prac-
ticable he may proceed on his
initiative to purchase direct17
any supplies or contractual
services whose Immediate pro-
curement is essential to prevent
delays in the work of the using
Agency which may vitally af-
fect the life health or conveni-
ence of the citizens! provided
that he shell exercise great care
to insure that the supplies or
contractual services are pro-
cured at reasonable Cost
(1) Iteeordett Fltplanattem In
all cases where purchases are
made by the head of a using
Agency he a ha I I within
twenty-four (24) hours there-
after send to the Agent a re-
ntlialtion and a copy of the
delivery record together with
a full written report of the
facts and circummtances Con-
stituting the emergency This
report shall be filed with the
Commission as provided in
Subsection (A-I) above
(2) Elenergeuey Procedure The
Agent alien prescribe by rules
and regulations not inconsis
tent with thia Se(tion the
procedure under which emer
geney purchases by heads of
using Agencies may be made
Sect ion 1 A I NSPECTIOIN A lk I)
TESTING The Agent shall inspect
or supervise the inspection of all
deliveries of supplies or contract-
ual services to determine their con-
formance with the specifications
set forth In the order or contract
(A) Anopeetioss by rolling Agen-
cy The Agent shall have the
authority to authorize using
agencies having the staff and
facilities for adequate inspec-
tion to inspect all deliveries
made to ouch using agencies un-
der rules and regulittionis which
the Agent shall prescribe
(11) Tests The Agent shall have
the authority to require chem
ical and physical tests of camp
lea submitted with bids and
samples of deliveries which are
neeemsery to determine their
quality and conformance with
the epecifications In the per-
formance of such tests the
Agent shall have the authority
to make use of laboratory fa-
cilities of any agency of the
City government or of any
Outside laboratory
Section IA SURPLUS STOCK All
using agençies shall submit to the
Agent at such times and in such
form as he shall prescribe reports
stioWillg Stocks or all supplies
which are no longer used or which
have become obsolete worn out or
Scrapped
(A) Transfer The Agent shall
have the authority to transfer
surplus stock to other using
agencies
(B) Pole The Agent shall have
the authority to sell all supplies
which have become unsuitable
for public use or to exchange
the same fur or trade In the
same on new supplies
(1) Competitiv Ridding Sales
under this Section shall be
made to the highest secure
bidder and in conformance
with Section 10 or Section 11
hereof whichever Is applic-
able Section IT COOPERATIVP PIlL-
ClIA114ING The Agent shall have
th authority to Join with other
unite of government in cooperative
purchasing plans when the best in-
terests of the City would be served
thereby
Section IS CONTINUATION Or
PRESENT PURCHASING DEPART-
MENT PERSoNNEI The present
personnel of the Purchasing De-
partment shall remain in their re-
spective positions in the service of
the City from and after the effec-
tive date of this Ordinance and un-
til they are removed therefrom In
accordance with the provisions of
Article XVI of the Tulsa City Char-
ter Section -19 Severablilty- In the
event any section subsection para-
graph part or parts of this Ordi-
nance shall be adjudged invalid or
void by any Court of competent
jurisdiction such section subsec-
tion paragraph part or parts shall
In deemed severable and separ-
able and the remainder of this Or-
dinance shall be and remain in full
force and effect It is hereby de-
clared to be the intent of the Board
of Commissoners that thin Ordi-
nance would have been passed and
adopted had such invalid or void
provisions if any not been includ-
ed herein
Section 20 PENALTY The pro-
visions of this Ordinance shall be
complied with by all City officers
and employees Noncompliance shall
be sufficient grounds for dismissal
from the service of the City wheth-
er the offender be in the classified
or unclassified service
Section 21 That an emergency
for the preservation of the public
health and safety hereby exists by
reason whereof this Ordinance shall
take effect immediately from and
after its passage approval and
publication
-
PASSED with the emergency
clause ruled upon separately and
approved this 24th day of December
1958
APPROVED this 24th day of De-
cember 1958
JAMES L MAXWELL
Attest: Mayor
RAYMOND HOAGLAND
Deputy City Auditor
Approved:
DARVEN L BROWN
City Attorney
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