(A) Professional services. Unless required by the Town Council, the provisions of this subchapter shall not apply to professional services. Such services shall include, but not be limited to, the following: physicians, attorneys, engineers, and similar professions.
(`87 Code, § 3-4-8)
(B) Cooperative purchasing. This subchapter shall not apply to cooperative purchases. The town may participate in, sponsor, conduct, or administer cooperative purchasing with other public agencies and with non-profit groups or organizations established by public agencies for the purpose of cooperative purchasing; provided that competitive purchasing procedures comparable to those required by the town are employed, if, in the opinion of the Purchasing Agent, a separate bidding process is not likely to result in a lower price for such items or services. For purposes of this section, “public agency” includes the federal government or any federal department or agency, Native American tribes, this state, any other state, all departments, agencies, boards and commissions of this state or any other state, counties, school districts, fire districts, cities, towns, all municipal corporations, and any other political subdivisions of this state or any other state.
(`87 Code, § 3-4-9) (Am. Ord. O2024-04, passed 8-19-24)