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3,20.030 PwchaweMemo from Bidding Requirements.
Ilk-.following purchases are exempt from the bidding requirements of this chapter.
A. ,purchases made :duringa declared emergency from the nearest available source of
supply, or as authorized in the Declaration of Emergency. CIM06£5
B. 'purchases made in preparation for an anticipated. local emergency, which requ'
immediate:pluchase of suppiies;or contractual services, in which case the purchasing officer shal
be.authoazed to;secure by open market procedure as set forth in this Chapter, at the lowest
reasonably -,ghgd table price, any-supplies or-contractual services
.4rcpax3ipae;..A•full report of the circumstances.of an emergency purchase shall be made by the
purchasing officer tothe.City Council at its neXt regular,meaing and shall be entered in the 1
minutes Of'. the. Councilandshallbe open toPublic inspection .. Fuo0ru6. JFIYWe 'I DE��J Y DF
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C. Purchases of a service, commodity, or equipment that can be obtained only from
one vendor dbe..to:proprietary factors; contractual restrictions; licensing, or frmess for a particular
use: In such cases, the purchasing ;department shall .document the justification for utilizing the
sole. souice:pdreliasidg method and.shsll obtain prior approval by the purchasing officer before
commencingA sole source procurement process.
D. Purchases of professional services. Professional services are, by their nature,
unique and.therefore not subject:to, competitive bidding requirements. Professional services
include, without lurnatioo: Appraiser, Architect; Attorney; Bond Counsel; Certified Building
_Certified plan Checker; Certified Public Aceogntant; Chemical Engineer, Chemist;
Chiropractor, Civil Engineer, Computer Specialise Construction Engineer: Consulting�Engineer,
Dentist; Economic Consultant; Electrical Engineer, Entertainers; Environmental Consultant;
Expert Witnem.Fipancial Consultant; Geologist; Graphic Designer; Health Insurance Providers
Consultant; Lnforrnatnm Technology Consultant; hrsmretors; Labor Relations Consultant;
Landscape;Architoct; Licensed Land Surveyor; Lighting,Consultant; Lobbyist; Market
Feasibility Cbdstiltaat Nedia Consultant;:Mechanical Engineer, planning Consultant; Public
Reladons•Consultmt;. Psychologist; Real' Property Manager or Consultant; Records Management
Consultant; Sanitation Engineer, Soils Engineer, Structural Engineer; Trafficlrransporiation
Engineer; Training Consultant-, Veterinarian; Water - Quality Consultant; Website Designer or
tzed and professional servo determined by the Purchasing officer to be
other special .ped fine ads twhirutg of
consistent with this definition. What tlxCitv�> m Chy Gouricil �
due io&e naua8 & -the service.orbbecause of•natiorad association bylaws or pmfessimlil Poficies
prohibiting;conipetitive bidding, the City Manager may authorize officers and/or employees to
negotiate,for fhe ahthoiizedscrvice:. Proposals- shall`lie submitted, whenever Practical, at
least throb fiiths.if tlie;expWW.edst df setvico.is gfeater#dm $10,000• However, mcognizing
the uniqueness of professional serviceaand'the varied: qualities presented by differing firms, the
City Manager shall have the authority to determine the necessity and appropriateness of 3