Code of Maine Rules
94 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
293 - BAXTER STATE PARK AUTHORITY
Chapter 2 - RULES FOR THE PURCHASE OF SERVICES AND AWARDS
Section 293-2-4 - WAIVER
Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024
The competitive bidding may be waived by the Director of Baxter State Park when:
A. The procurement of goods or services is $10,000 or less, and procurement from a single source is the most economical, effective and appropriate means of fulfilling a demonstrated need;
B. The Director is authorized by the Chairman of the Authority, or another member of the Authority if the Chairman is unavailable, to make purchases without competitive bidding because in the opinion of the Chairman or such other member an emergency exists that requires the immediate procurement of goods or services;
C. After reasonable investigation by the Director of the Park, it appears that any required unit or item of supply, or brand of that unit or item, is procurable by the Park from only one source;
D. The purchase is part of a cooperative project involving any agency of the state or federal governments, any institution of learning, or any non-profit entity;
E. The procurement of goods or services involves expenditures of $5,000 or less, in which case the Director of the Park, or his designee, may accept oral proposals or invitations to bid; or
F. The purchase is part of forestry, wildlife, or road construction or maintenance activities within the Park, including the Scientific Forestry Management Area, taking into consideration the unique trust responsibilities related thereto.
