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Purchase of those items listed in Section 3.24.010 shall be by bid procedures set forth in this chapter. Such procedures may be dispensed with, at the discretion and judgment of the purchasing authority as to the best interests of the city, as follows:

A. When the amount to be expended is less than the bid requirement amount which shall be specified by resolution of the council;

B. When an emergency purchase is made to address a situation that creates an immediate and serious need for equipment, supplies, or services that cannot be met through normal purchasing procedures and where the lack of such equipment, supplies or services would seriously threaten the functioning of city government, the preservation of property, or the health or safety of any person;

C. When the item(s) to be purchased can be obtained from only one vendor or supplier;

D. When supplies or equipment have been uniformly adopted in the city or otherwise standardized;

E. When the purchase will be made cooperatively with one, or more, other units of government, or from a local dealer within the city limits that can provide the same brand, model and configuration of item(s) identified in cooperative purchase agreement(s) at or below the cooperative purchasing net cost within the same terms and conditions;

F. When reasonably necessary for the preservation or protection of public peace, health, safety or welfare of persons or property; or

G. When, given the indeterminate nature of the city’s need, a request for proposal will result in a more favorable and efficient comparison of supplies, equipment and/or services. (Ord. 1618 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2015: Ord. 1608 § 1, 2014; Ord. 954 § 2 (part), 1983: prior code § 2950.6)