Chapter SEVEN. PROCUREMENT METHODS—PRIORITY OF PROCUREMENT TIERS, APPLICATION OF PROCUREMENT GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL PROCUREMENT CONSIDERATIONS  


SubChapter 7-1. General
§ 7-1-1. Purpose of chapter.
§ 7-1-2. Procurement method tiers—Priority for utilization.
SubChapter 7-2. Application of Procurement Guiding Principles
§ 7-2-1. Procurement Guiding Principle One—Satisfaction of Horry County's need and prohibition against splitting requirements.
§ 7-2-2. Procurement Guiding Principle Two—Best price or best value source selection.
§ 7-2-3. Procurement Guiding Principle Three—Price reasonableness.
§ 7-2-4. Procurement Guiding Principle Four—Maximum practicable competition.
SubChapter 7-3. Other Procurement Considerations
§ 7-3-1. Restrictions on subcontracting.
§ 7-3-2. Request for qualifications.
§ 7-3-3. Clarifications.
§ 7-3-4. Audits.
§ 7-3-5. Deviations.

In Chapters Eight through Twelve of this regulation, the various procurement methods that Horry County may use to acquire personal property, services, solutions, and improvements to real property to meet its needs are established and the rules that govern their utilization are set forth. In this chapter, Chapter Seven, the Horry County procurement process is introduced with the establishment of the priority for the use and the application of the procurement guiding principles to the procurement methods included within Chapters Eight through Twelve. This chapter also includes the authority for the chief procurement officials to deviate from the procurement methods when the situation justifies such a deviation.