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the exercise of all of the duties and authority of a contract review board under <br />state law, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to: <br />(1) Solicitation Methods Applicable to Contracts. <br /> Approve the use of <br />contracting methods and exemptions from contracting methods for a <br />specific contract or certain classes of contracts; <br />(2) Brand Name Specifications. <br /> Exempt the use of brand name <br />specifications for public improvement contracts; <br />(3) Waiver of Performance and Payment Bonds. <br /> Approve the partial or <br />complete waiver of the requirement for the delivery of a performance or <br />payment bond for construction of a public improvement other than in <br />cases of emergencies; <br />(4) Electronic Advertisement of Public Contracts. <br /> Authorize the use of <br />electronic advertisements for public contracts in lieu of publication in a <br />newspaper of general circulation; and <br />(5) Appeals of Debarment and Prequalification Decisions. <br /> Hear <br />properly filed appeals of the purchasing agent’s determination of <br />debarment, or concerning prequalification. <br />2.1415 Public Contracts - Authority of Purchasing Agent. <br />(1) General Authority. <br /> The city manager shall be the purchasing agent for <br />the city and is hereby authorized to award all city contracts for which <br />there is an appropriation. Subject to the provisions of sections 2.1400 to <br />2.1450 of this code, the purchasing agent may adopt and amend all <br />rules, regulations, procedures and forms required or permitted to be <br />adopted by contracting agencies under the Oregon Public Contracting <br />Code or otherwise convenient for the city’s contracting needs. Without <br />limiting the generality of the foregoing, the purchasing agent shall adopt <br />public contracting rules for the award of personal services contracts and <br />concession agreements and shall hear all solicitation and award <br />protests. <br />(2) Standards for Contracting Rules. <br /> When adopting public contracting <br />rules, the purchasing agent shall establish practices and procedures that: <br />(a) Do not encourage favoritism or substantially diminish competition; <br />(b) Allow the city to take advantage of the cost-saving benefits of <br />alternative contracting methods and practices; <br />(c) Give preference to goods and services that have been <br />manufactured or produced in the State of Oregon if price, fitness, <br />availability and quality are otherwise equal; <br />(d) Give preference to goods that are certified to be made from <br />recycled products when such goods are available, can be <br />substituted for non-recycled products without a loss in quality, and <br />the cost of goods made from recycled products is not significantly <br />more than the cost of goods made from non-recycled products; and <br />(e) Establish purchasing practices that assure, to the maximum extent <br />economically feasible, purchase of materials, goods and supplies <br />that may be recycled or reused when discarded. <br />Ordinance - 2 <br /> <br />