Section 25501 Of Article 7. Purchasing Agents From California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 3. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 7.
25501
. The purchasing agent may:
(a) Purchase for the county and its offices all materials,
supplies, furnishings, equipment, livestock, and other personal
property.
(b) Rent for the county and its offices furnishings, equipment,
and livestock.
(c) Contract for services pursuant to this article and contract
for public works projects pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with
Section 20120) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public
Contract Code.
The purchasing agent shall make purchases, rentals and contracts
only upon proper written requisition.
For purposes of this article, the population of a county shall be
the most recent estimate determined by the Population Research Unit
of the Department of Finance.