Notwithstanding any other provision of any ordinance
adopted by the Mayor and Town Council of Oakland, or any Charter provision,
the Mayor and Town Council may, through its Town Clerk or other designated
agent, contract with any supplier who offers goods or services on
the same terms as provided other state or local governments or agencies
thereof who have arrived at those terms through a competitive procurement
procedure similar to that of the Town and where the Mayor and Town
Council, through its Town Clerk or other designated agent, finds that
the costs of the goods and/or services to be purchased is equal to
or less than that which could be obtained by competitive bidding.
The Mayor and Town Council of Oakland may, through
its Town Clerk or other designated agent, also contract directly with
state or local governments or agencies thereof for goods or services
when such goods or services were obtained through competitive procurement
procedures.
The Mayor and Town Council of Oakland may, through
its Town Clerk or other designated agent, contract with any state
or local government or agency thereof to provide or receive any work
or services of the type the Town or other such government or agency
performs for its jurisdiction.
The Mayor and Town Council of Oakland may, through
its Town Clerk or other designated agent, join with other units of
government in cooperative purchasing plans when the best interests
of the Town will be served thereby.