§ 5.28.290. Emergency procurement.  


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  • The purchasing officer may award a contract for supplies, services, professional services or construction without competition, formal advertising or other formal procedure where the mayor determines, in writing, that an emergency threatening the public health, safety, property or welfare requires that the contract be awarded without delay. Justification for the emergency will be based on written documentation provided by the requesting agency head, and complete accountability for all obligations incurred during the emergency will be provided to the finance director as soon as practicable.

(Ord. No. 87-29, § 1(part), 1987)