2025 6 17 Regular Session Packet 1

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4.0 Procurement Methods when Competitive Bidding and Public 
Advertising are Not Required 
 
4.05 Real Property Purchases 
 
Purchases, leases, or lease- purchase agreements for  real property do not require competitive bidding or 
public advertising in accordance with TCA 6-56-304(5). Before acquiring real property for public purposes, 
the City Council shall authorize the acquisition and staff shall  obtain an appraisal of  the property to 
determine fair market value, a Phase I environmental assessment to identify potential environmental 
contamination on the property, and a hazardous material survey , if applicable, to determine the level of 
existing contamination (i.e. asbestos or lead based paint) on the property  or buildings. However, if the 
property to be acquired is a minor portion of a larger parcel for such needs as sidewalks, greenways, or road 
improvements, or the purchase price is equal to or less than the appraised value or cost of the appraisal, the 
above requirements are not necessary.  
                                                                                                                                  
4.06 Secondhand Purchases 
 
Purchases, leases, or lease-purchases of secondhand goods, equipment, materials, supplies, or commodities 
from any federal, state, or local government  do not require  competitive bidding or public advertising in 
accordance with TCA 6 -56-304(6). Furthermore, TCA 12 -3-1202 authorizes purchases of used or 
secondhand articles from private individuals or entities without competitive bidding and public advertising 
as long a s the city documents the general range of value of the purchased item through a listing in a 
nationally recognized publication or through an appraisal by a licensed appraiser and the price is not more 
than 5% higher than the highest value of the documented range.  
 
4.07 Purchases from Public Auctions 
 
As authorized by TCA 12-2-421, the city may purchase new or secondhand articles, equipment, materials, 
supplies, and commodities from publicly advertised auctions without  competitive bidding and public 
advertising. If items are purchased at a publicly advertised auction, the Purchasing Assistant shall prepare 
a report for the City Council regarding the description of what was purchased, the auction where the items 
were purchased, the purchase price of the items, and the vendor of the items.  
 
4.08 Purchases from Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in Corrections (TRICOR) 
 
The city is required by TCA 41-22-119 to purchase all articles needed that are produced, repackaged, 
assembled, warehoused, or manufactured by inmates in the Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in 
Correction (TRICOR)  program if the articles are certified pursuant to procedures approved by the  
procurement commission as being of satisfactory quality and reasonable in price and available. Purchases 
of certified articles from TRICOR are exempt from competitive bidding and public advertising.  
 
4.09 State Purchasing for the City 
 
As authorized by TCA 12-3-1201, the city may request the state’s central procurement office to purchase 
goods and services for the city. When the state purchases goods and services for the city, the state will use 
their purchasing terms, rules, and regulations and invoice the city for the cost of those services.  
 
4.10 City Purchases from State and Federal Contracts 
 
TCA 12-3-1201 allows the city to purchase goods and services from contracts or price agreements entered 
into by the state’s central procurement office without competitive bidding and public advertis ing. In 
addition, the city may purchase goods and services from federal General Service Administration contracts 
or other federal open purchase contracts directly from the federal agency or through the appropriate state 
agency at the stated price in the contract or lower.                                                                                        10 
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