No purchase of goods, supplies, or services in excess of $25,000 shall be made until and unless advertisement for bids has been published at least once, not less than 48 hours before the opening of bids, in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, all subject to section 46 of the Charter. However, advertisement shall not be required when:
(A) Purchases are made by contract established pursuant to § 34.17;
(B) In unforeseen emergencies, delay would result in the interruption of or detriment to the delivery of public services, as determined by the City Manager;
(C) The purchase consists of supplies or a replacement or supplemental part or parts for a product or equipment owned or leased by the city and the only source of supply is limited to a single supplier;
(D) The purchase is from the federal or state government or agency thereof, or from any political subdivision;
(E) In the sound judgment of the Purchasing Agent, subject to approval of the City Manager, advertisement for bids for any specific purchase would not be of any material benefit to the city.
(F) The purchase consists of professional services for which no possible specifications for bids can be drawn, subject to approval by the City Commission.
(G) The purchase is from a joint purchasing program where the equipment, material, supply or service being purchased was obtained through a competitive sealed bidding process or a competitive sealed proposal process.
(‘97 Code, § 34.14) (Ord. C-5, passed 1-6-30; Am. Ord. 21-79, passed 3-5-79; Am. Ord. 24-80, passed 3-31-80; Am. Ord. 16-89, passed 3-20-89; Am. Ord. 1-10, passed 1-19-10; Am. Ord. 8-11, passed 8-16-11; Ord. 3- 12, passed 2-7-12)
Editor's Note:
Amount of purchase set by R.C. § 731.14 pursuant to Section 46 of Charter