§ 3-1-1. Chief procurement officials.

A.

General —The county's chief procurement officials shall be the county administrator and director of procurement.

B.

Procurement authority —The county's chief procurement officials have the primary authority in the acquisition, the administration, and the management of the acquisition of personal property, services, and improvements to real property. They also have the authority to dispose of certain personal property, as set forth in this regulation. Their authority and responsibility include the management of contract performance after an acquisition has been accomplished. The specific procurement authority of the chief procurement officials over the acquisition of personal property, services, and the improvement to real property shall include:

1.

Authority to commit to and cancel contracts, solicitations, and agreements on behalf of Horry County and in the process obligate and de-obligate Horry County funds;

2.

Authority in all acquisition matters;

3.

Authority in contract and agreement administration matters, including, but not limited to, the authority to approve/disapprove of assignment of claims, novation agreements, change-of-name agreements and changes to Horry County agreements, standard contracts, standard provisions and clauses;

4.

Authority to amend this regulation so long as Horry County Council approves such amendment by way of resolution, which amendment, when exercised, shall not affect existing contracts, unless all the parties to an existing contract execute a written bilateral modification agreeing to have the contract subject to the amendment;

5.

Authority to delegate procurement authority;

6.

Authority to oversee and audit all procurement activities in which the county and/or its contractors are engaged;

7.

Authority to research, plan, and implement procurement education programs for all persons, whether employed by the county or not, that have a potential role or interest in the county's procurement system;

8.

Authority in connection with the contractor contract and administration fee to determine:

a.

In what procurements to apply the fee.

b.

The amount of the fee.

c.

The method used to collect the fee.

C.

Notice of exercise of authority —The exercise of the authority, as set forth in this section, may be implemented individually or jointly. Whenever the administrator or the director of procurement exercises authority individually in a manner that results or has the potential to result in the obligation or de-obligation of funds in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), the individual chief procurement official exercising the authority shall inform the other chief procurement official in writing of the action taken, the party or parties involved in the exercise of that authority, and the amount of funds actually or potentially obligated or de-obligated.