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"2.16.110: COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT: Procurement of goods, services and construction by the City shall whenever practicable be based on competitive procurement, whether by formal procurement, if required, or procurement in the open market, if permitted, except that competitive procurement shall not be required in the following circumstances: A. When emergency procurement is required as defined in section 2.16.130 of this chapter; B. When the procurement involved is Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00) or less; C. When the City department director certifies, in writing, to the Purchasing Agent that procurement can only be obtained from a sole source, or timely from a single source, and the Purchasing Agent is satisfied that the best price, terms and conditions have been negotiated; single or sole source procurement for goods, services or construction greater than Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00) and less than or equal to Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) requires the approval of the City Manager, and approval of the City Council for single or sole source procurement in excess of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00); D. When competitively awarded, cooperative purchasing is available and undertaken, as pursuant to section 2.16.210 of this chapter; When the, goods, services or construction can be obtained from a contractor who offers the same or better price, terms and conditions as the same contractor previously offered as the lowest responsible bidder under competitive procurement or negotiations conducted by the City or another public agency, provided that in the opinion of the Purchasing Agent, it is in the best interests of the City to do so; E. :When the goods; services or construction can be obtained through Federal, State and/or other_ public_ entity pricing contracts or price agreements which were competitively awarded. Purchasing without providing for full and open competition shall not be justified on the basis of a lack of advanced planning on the part of the requesting City department or based upon concerns related to the amount of funds available (e.g., funds will expire as a result of grant or fiscal year)." Section 4. Section 2.16.130 Subsection (C) of Title 2, Chapter 2.16 of the Redlands Municipal Code, titled "Emergency Procurement for Nonpublic Project," is hereby amended to read as follows: "C. Following the emergency procurement, a written report shall be made, within ten (10) days of the purchase, by the Purchasing Agent to the City Manager for procurement between Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) and Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00), and through the City Manager to the City Council for procurement exceeding Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00)." Section 5. Section 2.16.140 of Title 2, Chapter 2.16 of the Redlands Municipal Code, titled "Public Project Construction Work," is hereby amended to read as follows: I: 1Ordinances\Nos 2900-2999 in Woid\2984 Amending Chapter 2.16 Purchasing - Adoption.docx-ms