Upon request of the Awarding Authority, the DAA shall determine whether a Contract is exempt from this article because any of the following is applicable:
(a) Contracts where the provisions of this article conflict with federal or state law.
(b) Contracts with another governmental entity.
(c) Contracts where the provisions of this article would conflict with federal or state grant funded contracts, or conflict with the terms of the grant or subvention.
(d) Contracts awarded under urgent or emergency circumstances.
(e) Contracts entered into pursuant to Charter Section 371(e)(7).
(f) Contracts where the services are available only from a single source.
(g) Contracts that involve the investment of trust monies, bond proceeds or agreements relating to the management of these funds, indentures, security enhancement agreements (including, but not limited to, liquidity agreements, letters of credit and bond insurance) for City tax-exempt and taxable financings, deposits of City's surplus funds in financial institutions, the investment of City monies in competitively bid investment agreements, the investment of City monies in securities permitted under the California State Government Code or the City's investment policy, investment agreements, repurchase agreements, City monies invested in U.S. government securities or pre-existing investment agreements.
(h) Contracts involving City monies if the Treasurer or the City Administrative Officer finds that failure to enter into the Contract will violate his or her fiduciary duties and cause the City to incur a financial loss or forego a financial benefit.
(i) City Loans or Grants funded from the proceeds of a bond issuance, tax credits or tax increment financing.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 179,281, Eff. 12-3-07.