§ 2-403. Procurement under the provisions of the state, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and competitively bid cooperative purchasing contracts.

(a) Pursuant to F.S. ch. 287, the state division of purchasing of the department of management services plans and coordinates purchases in volume and negotiates and executes purchasing agreements and contracts for commodities and contractual services under which municipalities may make purchases.

(b) The U.S. General Services Administration plans and coordinates purchases in volume, and, negotiates and executes purchasing agreements and contracts for commodities and contractual services under which municipalities may make purchases.

(c) Cooperative purchasing programs plan and coordinate purchasing in volume, negotiate and enter into competitively bid purchasing agreements and contracts for commodities and contractual services under which municipalities may make purchases.

(d) Purchases by city agencies under the provisions of the state,  GSA or competitively bid cooperative purchasing contracts are exempt from the competitive sealed bid requirements otherwise applying to purchases.

(Ord. No. 95-01, § 1, 2-21-95; Ord. No. 2011-32, § 1, 12-20-11; Ord. No. 2013-17, § 1, 11-5-13, Ord. No. 2020-05, § 1, 3-17-20)