§ 5-8-14 CONTRACTS OR PURCHASES WITHOUT BID.

   The provisions of § 5-8-3(B) and (C), and §§ 5-8-4 through 5-8-9 and any requirement to contract for goods or services based upon bids shall not apply to the following:

   (A)   Contracts for professional services, including but not limited to contracts with architects, attorneys, engineers, physicians, psychologists, and surveyors;

   (B)   Contracts for services with individuals possessing a high degree of skill where the ability or fitness of the person is an important requirement, such as construction manager;

   (C)   Purchases which may only be made economically from a single source;

   (D)   Contracts for the maintenance or servicing of, or the provision of repair parts for equipment where the provision of such parts, maintenance or servicing can best or must be performed by the manufacturer or an authorized service agent;

   (E)   Purchases of personal property which must be compatible with the existing equipment or systems owned by the village;

   (F)   Purchases and contracts for the use, purchase, movement, or installation of data processing equipment, software, hardware, or tele- communications and interconnect equipment, software and services;

   (G)   Contracts for the purchase and servicing of duplicating machines and supplies;

   (H)   Purchases made through a public auction, close-out sale, bankruptcy sale or other similar sale at a cost below the market cost in the community;

   (I)   Purchases made through the use of a trade in of village property;

   (J)   Contracts for the printing of bonds, tax warrants and other evidences of indebtedness;

   (K)   Contracts for services through job order contract created or established by the village or another governmental unit and which is determined would result in an equal or better opportunity for the furnishing of such services than through competitive bid by the village;

   (L)   Contracts for the purchase of personal property or services though a joint purchase agreement with or through other governmental units, when determined that the intergovernmental purchase, whether accomplished with or without bid, would result in an equal or better opportunity for the furnishing of such goods or services than through competitive bid by the village;

   (M)   Purchases, which because of the unique characteristics of the personal property or the needs of the village are not susceptible to competitive bidding;

   (N)   Contracts extended pursuant to options to renew for additional periods of time at a fixed price; and

   (O)   Extension of contracts that have originally been bid and can be renewed for an additional period of time at a competitive fixed price.

(Ord. 2016-07-34, passed 7-18-2016)