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=ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS <br />",,-Earn ... Learn ... Serve ... <br />Tools to CrePn the Future! <br />Orange County Conservation Corps Procurement Policy <br />Effective 7.1.2016 <br />toll free: (888) 641,CORP (2677) <br />www.hlreyouth.org <br />The OCCC will maintain, follow, and enforce procurement procedures to efficiently purchase the <br />equipment, supplies and prepaid cards needed to carry out the daily operations of the OCCC, <br />ensure the OCCC is financially secure, operates within approved budget while maintaining a balanced budget. <br />A.Code of Conduct <br />No employee, officer, or agent of OCCC shall participate in the selection or in the award or administration of any procurement if a conflict of interest, real or apparent, would be Involved. Such a conflict could arise if the employee, officer, or agent; any member of his/her immediate family; his/her part ner; or an organization which employs or Is about to employ any of the above has a financial or other interest in the firm selected for award. <br />No office r, .employee, or agent of OCCC shall solicit or accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetaryvalu_ets fro111__contractQrs, potential contractors, or parties to sub-agreements, except wffere the financial interest is not substantial or the gift is an unsolicited item of nominal intrinsic value. <br />Any alleged violations of these standards of conduct shall be referred to the Chief Executive Officer. Where violations appear to have occurred, the offending employee, officer or agent <br />shall be subject to disciplinary action, including but not limited to: dismissal or transfer; when violations or infractions appear to be substantial in nature, the matter may be referred to appropriate officials for criminal Investigation and possible prosecution. <br />B.Procurement Procedures <br />The officer, employee or agent responsible for procurement of services, supplies, equipment, <br />prepaid cards or construction shall review all proposed procurement actions to avoid the purchase of unnecessary or duplicative items. <br />All services and items will be purchased with consideration of these priorities: <br />1 . Best value 2.Cash-on-hand status3.Features and quality of the item4.Willingness lo meet billing, delivery, and service needs. <br />5.Minority or Woman-owned supplier.6.Ability of vendor to support the Mission of the OCCC. <br />Exhibit 2