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Recycl ed product. All materi a1 s, goods and supplies, nvt less than 54 percent of the total weight of which consists of secondary and post-consumer waste with not less than 10 percent of its total weight consisting of post-consumer waste. Recycled product" also includes any product that caul d have been disposed of as soli d waste, having completed its life cycle as a consumer item, but otherwise i s refurbished for reuse without substantial alteration of the product's form, vi r i n oil , Oi 1 that has been refined from crude oil and that has not been used or contaminated with impurities. Section 3 . Section 2.1225 of the Eugene Code, 1971, i s amended by adding new Subsections (3), (4) and (5) thereto, to provide: 2.1225 Public ,Contracts -,Competitive Bidding. ~3} Notwithstanding provisions of law requiring the city to enter into contracts with the 1 owest responsible bidder and subject to subsection ~4} of this section, any city employee charged with the purchase of materials and supplies for any public use shall give preference to the purchase of material s and supp1 i es manufactured from recycled materi a1 s. ~4} The city shall give preference to materials and supplies manufactured from recycled materials i f: ~ a} The recycled product i s avai 1 ab1 e; fib} The recycled product meets applicable standards; ~c} The recycled product can be substituted for a comparabl e nonrecycl ed product; and ~d} Recycled products costs do not exceed the costs of nonrecycl ed products by more than five percent. ~5} The city shat l purchase 1 ubri cati ng of 1 and i ndustri a1 of 1 from the sel 1 er whose of 1 product contains the greater percentage of recycled oil, unless a specific oil product containing recycled oil is: ~ a} Nat avai 1 ab1 a wi th i n a reasonabl a period of time or i n quantities necessary to meet the city's needs; fib} Not able to meet the performance requirements or standards recommended by the equipment or vehicle manufacturer, including any warranty requirements; or ~c} Available only at a cost greater than 145 percent of the cost of comparable virgin oil products. Section 4. Section 2.1230 of the Eugene Code, 1911, i s amended by amending Subsection (1)(b) and adding new subparagraphs (1), (m), and (n) thereto, and amending Subsection ~5}, all to provide: 2.1234 Public Contracts -Exemptions and Classifications . ~ 1 } The fol l awi ng c1 asses of publ~l~ c contracts are exempt from competitive bidding as public contracts that do not encourage favoritism or substantially diminish competition and that result in substantial costs savings: Ordinance - 2