§ 2-165. Bidding required; exceptions
(a) Purchase of supplies, services, equipment and the sale of personal property shall be by bid procedures as set forth in sections 2-166, 2-167 and 2-168
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), bidding procedures for the purchases of supplies, services and equipment shall not apply to the following situations:
(1) An emergency requires that an order be placed with the nearest available source of supply;
(2) The amount involved is less than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00);
(3) The commodity or service can be obtained from only one (1) vendor; or
(4) Professional services contracts for accountants, attorneys, architects, engineers, surveyors, and construction managers subject to sections 4526 through 4529.5 and 37103 of the Government Code.
(Ord. No. 96-15, § 1, 12-2-96)