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