§ 2-165. Bidding required; exceptions  


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  • (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)