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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8. <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14' <br />15 <br />161 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />B. The purchasing officer shall keep a record of all open market orders and bids for a <br />period of one year after the submission of bids or placing of orders, to including the <br />name of the companies or individuals contacted and the prices bid. This record shall be <br />open to the public during normal business hours. <br />C. The competitive bidding procedures set forth in this section may be waived by the city <br />manager in instances of valid emergencies or sole source, or when it is determined that <br />the public interest would not be best served by competitive bidding. All such instances <br />shall be fully recorded. <br />3.08.150 Contracts for professional services. <br />The award of contracts for professional service shall be exempt from the bidding and <br />award requirements of this chapter. <br />A. Professional Consultant Services. In general, the term "professional consultant <br />service" means professional consulting services performed by a member of a profession <br />under contract to the city. "Profession" shall include, but not be limited to, the <br />following: accountants, appraisers, architects, attorneys, computer consultants, economic <br />and finance consultants, health and insurance consultants, engineers, geologists, <br />inspectors, marketing and media consultants and planners. <br />B. Authorization to Execute Contracts. The city manager shall be authorized to solicit <br />proposals and contract for professional consultant services in the following instances: <br />1. Funds have been approved in the budget for a specific type of professional <br />consultant services for a specific project and the contract is not anticipated to <br />exceed fifteen thousand dollars; or <br />2. Funds are generally available in the budget and the contract does not exceed <br />fifteen thousand dollars. <br />E <br />