(A) The General Services Director is responsible for the standardizing of types of commodities used by city agencies by writing and promulgating standard specifications or incorporating standard specifications in contracts for use by city agencies.
(B) The General Services Director may recommend to the City Commission for purchases under $75,000 that any brand or source of supplies standardized as the only brand or source of supplies that will be purchased city-wide or for a particular agency. The General Services Director with the concurrence of the City Manager shall have the authority to award all standardized commodity purchases less than $75,000. Competition among distributors of a standardized brand will be attained if possible. However, the General Services Director may purchase directly, without competition, from a standardized, sole source or obtain as much competition as possible, in any method determined by the General Services Director to be in the best interest of the City of Pompano Beach, any standardized sole brand commodity.
(C) The General Services Director will promulgate procedures item for standardization as well as for annual review of all standardized items.
(D) The General Services Director shall obtain expert advice and assistance from personnel of using agencies in development of specifications and standardization of commodities. The General Services Director will review specifications written by agencies to assure that the specifications allow for open and free competition, and that those specifications which eliminate some brands or vendors do so to reasonably meet the needs of the city.
(E) If any city agency believes they would be better served by purchasing a brand different than items standardized by the General Services Director, the agency may request that an exemption to standardization be granted by the General Services Director. In any case, where a city agency is denied an exemption, the agency may appeal to the City Manager for a deviation.
(F) Requirements of this section regarding the purpose and nonrestrictiveness of specifications shall apply to all specifications including, but not limited to, those prepared by architects, engineers, designers and draftsmen for public contracts.
(Ord. 96-59, passed 4-9-96; Am. Ord. 2017-27, passed 2-28-17)