A. Procurement of any materials, services,
goods, construction or construction services pursuant to Article 10 or Article
11, shall seek to achieve maximum practicable competition.
A
B. All
specifications, including those prepared by architects, engineers, consultants
and others for public contracts, shall seek to promote overall economy for the
purposes intended and encourage competition in satisfying the school district's
needs and shall not be unduly restrictive.
B
C. Unless otherwise
permitted by
R7-2-1010 through
R7-2-1016, all
specifications shall describe the school district's requirements in a manner
that does not unreasonably exclude a material, service, or construction item.
Proprietary specifications shall be used only as provided in
R7-2-1012.
C
D. To
the extent practicable, the school district shall use accepted commercial
specifications and shall procure standard commercial materials.
D
E.
Contracts for the preparation of specifications by persons other than the
school district shall require the specification writer to adhere to
R7-2-1010 through
R7-2-1016.
Notes
Ariz. Admin. Code §
R7-2-1014
Adopted by
exempt rulemaking at
33
A.A.R. 1525, effective 7/1/2014. Amended by final rulemaking at
24
A.A.R. 3283, effective
10/22/2018.
