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2. All estimated public works contracts of less than $35,000 but greater than $20,000 require a written request for proposal (RFP) and fax/proposals from 3 contractors; less than $20,000 but greater than $10,000 require a written request for proposal and fax/proposals from at least 2 contractors; less than $10,000 but greater than $5,000 require an oral or written request for quote and fax/proposals from 2 contractors; less than $5,000 but greater than $1,500 require an oral request for the goods and oral/fax quotes from 3 vendors if possible; less than $1,500 are left to the discretion of the Purchaser. 3. Any written RFP shall describe the desired goods, quantity and the particulars of delivery. The Purchaser shall compile a list of all vendors from whom written/fax/oral quotes have been requested and offered. 4. All information gathered in complying with the procedures of this Guideline shall be preserved and filed with the documentation supporting the subsequent purchase or public works contract. Guideline 4: Best Value 1. Purpose: The Town Board of the Town of Boston seeks to exercise the local option set forth in § 103, Subdivision 1, of the New York General Municipal Law, as amended by Chapter 608 of the Laws of 2011 and Chapter 2 of the Laws of 2012, which amendment authorizes the Town to award purchase contracts and contracts for services subject to competitive bidding under General Municipal Law § 103 on the basis of either lowest responsible bidder or "best value" as defined in § 163 of the New York State Finance Law. The "best value" option may be used if it is more cost efficient over time to award the good or service to other than the lowest responsible bidder if factors such as lower cost of maintenance, durability, higher quality and longer product life are germane. 2. Award based on low bid or best value: The Town Board of the Town of Boston may award purchase contracts and service contracts that have been procured pursuant to competitive bidding under the General Municipal Law § 103 by either lowest responsible bidder or best value. 3. Applicability: The provisions of this chapter apply to Town purchase contacts or contracts for services involving an expenditure of more than $10,000, but exclude purchase contracts necessary for the completion of a public works contract pursuant to Article 8 of the State Labor Law and exclude any other contract that may in the future be excluded under state law from the best value option. 4. Standards for best value: Goods and services procured and awarded on the basis of best value are those that the Town Board of the Town of Boston determines will be of the highest quality while being the most efficient. The determination of quality and cost efficiency shall be based on objectively quantified and clearly described and documented criteria which may include, but shall not be limited to, any or all of the following: cost of maintenance; proximity to the end user if distance or response time is a significant term; durability; availability of replacement parts or maintenance contractors; longer product life; product performance criteria; and quality of craftsmanship. Page 2 of 5