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selection method was deemed in the best interest of the city and <br />the public. <br />(b) Emergency public improvement contracts. A public improvement <br />contract may only be awarded under emergency circumstances if <br />the purchasing agent has made a written declaration of emergency. <br />The purchasing agent shall notify the city council of the declaration <br />of emergency, if made, and the facts and circumstances <br />surrounding the emergency execution of the contract, as soon as <br />possible, in light of the emergency circumstances. Any public <br />improvement contract awarded under emergency conditions must <br />be awarded within 60 days following the declaration of an <br />emergency unless the city council grants an extension of the <br />emergency period. When the delay required to obtain a payment <br />or performance bond would result in injury or substantial property <br />damage, the purchasing agent may waive, wholly or in part, the <br />requirement for a payment or performance bond. <br />(8)Federal Purchasing Programs. <br />Goods and services may be <br />purchased without competitive procedures under a local government <br />purchasing program administered by the United States General Services <br />Administration (“GSA”) in accordance with rules adopted by the <br />purchasing agent. <br />(9)Cooperative Procurement Contracts. <br />Cooperative procurementsmay <br />be made without competitive solicitation as provided in the Oregon <br />Public Contracting Code and under rules adopted by the purchasing <br />agent. <br />(10)Surplus Property. <br />The purchasing agent shall adopt rules for the <br />disposal of all surplus property. The purchasing agent’s rules shall <br />include rules under which nonprofit corporations may lease or purchase <br />structures suitable for use as residential buildings that are declared <br />surplus property and must be removed from city-owned property. The <br />rules shall give preferences to nonprofit corporations who will use the <br />structure to provide housing for persons of low income, or who are <br />otherwise disadvantaged. <br />(11)Concession Agreements. <br />The purchasing agent shall adopt rules for <br />the award of concession agreements. <br />2.1435 Public Contracts - Use of Brand Name Specifications for Public <br />Improvements. <br />(1)In General. <br /> Specifications for contracts shall not expressly or implicitly <br />require any product by one brand name or mark, nor the product of one <br />particular manufacturer or seller, except for the following reasons: <br />(a) It is unlikely that such exemption will encourage favoritism in the <br />awarding of public improvement contracts or substantially diminish <br />competition for public improvement contracts; or <br />Ordinance - 11 <br /> <br />