A purchase of or contract for all supplies, equipment and materials and a contract for the construction of facilities by any authority, when the expenditure required exceeds the sum of $10,000, shall be based on competitive sealed bids. Bids shall be obtained by public notice published as a Class II legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code and the publication area for publication is the service area of the authority. The second publication shall be made at least fourteen days before the final date for submitting bids. In addition to publication, the notice may also be published by any other advertising medium the authority may consider advisable and the authority may also solicit sealed bids by sending requests by mail to prospective suppliers and by posting notice on a bulletin board in the office of the authority.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers
Article 15. Emergency Ambulance Service Act of 1975
§7-15-2. Legislative Findings and Declaration of Policy
§7-15-6. Compensation of Members; Expenses
§7-15-8. Quorum; Majority Vote Required
§7-15-10. Powers and Duties of Authorities Generally
§7-15-12. Emergency Ambulance Service Not Regulated by Public Service Commission
§7-15-13. Exemption From Taxation
§7-15-14. Indebtedness of Authorities
§7-15-15. Conflict of Interest
§7-15-16. Competitive Bids; Publication of Solicitation for Sealed Bids
§7-15-17. Imposition and Collection of Special Emergency Ambulance Service Fee by County Commission
§7-15-18. Article Constitutes Complete Authority; Liberal Construction; Severability