Section 25480 Of Article 6. Purchase Of Personal Property From California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 3. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 6.
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. In any county which does not employ a purchasing agent the
board of supervisors shall annually or at such lesser intervals as it
deems appropriate advertise for at least 10 days in a newspaper of
general circulation in the county for sealed bids for furnishing the
county with stationery, clothing, bedding, groceries, provisions,
drugs, medicines, and all other supplies. If there is no newspaper
published in the county, notices calling for bids shall be posted in
three public places in the county.
This section shall not apply to purchases or contracts for medical
or surgical equipment or supplies, or for professional services, for
a county hospital so long as an appropriation for the costs of such
purchases or contracts is included in the county budget.
As used in this section, "medical or surgical equipment or
supplies" means only equipment or supplies commonly, necessarily, and
directly used by or under the direction of a physician and surgeon
in caring for or treating a patient in a hospital.