Competitive bidding shall not be required in the following cases:
(A) Where the subject of the contract is other than a public work or improvement and the product or material contracted for is not competitive in nature and no advantage to the city could result from requiring competitive bidding, and the City Council, upon written recommendation of the City Manager, authorizes execution of a contract without competitive bidding;
(B) In the employment of professional services;
(C) Where the City Council shall determine that the public interest will be best served by purchase from or joint purchase with another unit of government; and
(D) To take advantage of favorable unit prices in an existing contract with the city, the city may amend the existing contract by issuing a change order, for example, to expand the scope of work without competitive bidding, provided that a substantial majority of the additional work, as determined in the discretion of the Council, shall be performed at the unit prices set forth in the existing contract; and
(E) Where the city elects to undertake the work itself.
(Am. Ord. 090427-1, passed 4-27-2009)