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0 OR BK 5770 PG 383 <br /> 6 of 10 <br /> SECTION 15. MISCELLANEOUS EXEMPTIONS AND SOLE SOURCE <br /> PROCUREMENT <br /> A contract for materials or services may be awarded without competition if the <br /> Purchasing Agent or Department Head determines in writing that one or more of the following <br /> conditions exist: <br /> A. A contract may be awarded without competition when the Department Head <br /> determines in writing, after conducting a good faith review of available sources, that <br /> there is only one source of the required supply or contractual service. The111 <br /> Department Head shall conduct negotiations, as appropriate, as to price, delivery, and <br /> terms; <br /> B. Although there exists more than one responsible source, a competitive process cannot <br /> reasonably be used, or if used, will result in a substantially higher cost to the City, <br /> will otherwise injure the City's financial interests or will substantially impede the <br /> City's administrative functions or the delivery of services to the public; <br /> C. A particular material or service is required to maintain interchangeability or <br /> compatibility as a part of an existing integrated system; <br /> D. A Particular material or service is required to maintain standardization for the purpose <br /> of reducing financial investment or simplifying administration; <br /> E. The material is perishable; <br /> F. The material qualifies as an object of fine art; <br /> G. A particular material is required to match materials in use, so as to produce visual <br /> harmony; <br /> H. A particular material is prescribed by a professional advisor or consultant; 111 <br /> I. A particular material is required to enable use by a specific individual; or <br /> J. The material or service is the subject of a change order. <br /> SECTION 16, STANDARDIZATION, COOPERATIVE PURCHASING, AND <br /> GOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTS <br /> A. The City shall have the authority to join with other unitsof governments in <br /> cooperative purchasing ventures when the best interest of the City would be served <br /> thereby, and same is in accordance with state law. <br /> B. Formal contract procedures set forth above shall not apply to, established State of <br /> Florida contracts, or Federal General Services Administration contracts. Purchases in <br /> any amount may be made against those contracts provided they are in the best interest <br /> of the City and approved as set forth in Section 12 above. <br /> SECTION 17. ;PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT.BONDS <br /> If required, a contractor or vendor shall provide a corporate surety bond from a surety <br /> company authorized to do business in the State of Florida to guarantee the full and faithful <br /> performance of his contract obligations and the payment of labor and material expended pursuant <br /> to the contract whenever and in amounts as is required under Florida law. Nothing in this section <br /> shall preclude alternative methods of security authorized under Florida law. All such bonds shall <br /> be approved as to form by the City Attorney and filed with the City Clerk. In the event no surety <br /> bond is required under Florida law, the Department Head and/or Purchasing Agent shall have the <br /> discretion to require a surety bond in an amount sufficient to protect the City. <br /> SECTION 18. UNAUTHORIZED PURCHASES <br />