A.
The following classes of contract identified as exempt from the competitive bidding requirements set out in Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) Chapter 125, Divisions 310, 320 and 330 (2002) are hereby declared to be exempt from the public bidding requirements for the city of Happy Valley:
1.
Advertising contracts;
2.
Contract amendment(s) including change orders and extra work;
3.
Contracts under certain dollar amounts;
4.
Emergency contracts;
5.
Equipment repair and overhaul;
6.
Contracts for price regulated items;
7.
Purchases under federal contracts;
8.
Copyrighted materials;
9.
Investment contracts;
10.
Food contracts;
11.
Product prequalification;
12.
Requirements contracts;
13.
Single seller of product required;
14.
Purchase of used personal property;
15.
Information technology contracts;
16.
Telecommunications systems contracts;
17.
Telecommunications services;
18.
Hazardous material removal and oil cleanup; and
19.
Employee benefit and insurance contracts.
B.
The city shall, to the extent reasonably possible, employ the same practice, protocol and procedure(s) used by state agencies as set out in the Oregon Administrative Rule for each class of contract identified above. Copies of the rules setting out said practice, protocol and procedure shall be kept by the city and be available for inspection and purchase. When a rule uses a term that normally would be read as applying to a state agency, it shall be read so as to apply to the city.
(Ord. 240 § 3, 2002)