A. Use. A qualified products list may be developed with the approval of the Chief Procurement Officer when testing or examination of the supplies or construction items prior to issuance of the solicitation is desirable or necessary in order to best satisfy Borough requirements.

B. Solicitation. When developing a qualified products list, a representative group of potential suppliers shall be solicited in writing to submit products for testing and examination to determine acceptability for inclusion on a qualified products list. Any potential supplier, even though not solicited, may offer its products for consideration.

C. Testing and Confidential Data. Inclusion on a qualified products list shall be based on results of tests or examinations conducted in accordance with prior published requirements. Except as otherwise provided by law, trade secrets, test data, and similar information provided by the supplier will be kept confidential when requested in writing by the supplier.

D. Basaltic Material (Brown’s Hill Quarry) shall be placed on the qualified products list. (Ord. 2002-29 § 25, 2002; Ord. 88-038 § 1, 1988. 2004 Code § 16.35.020.)