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to consumers ~e.g. specialty and novelty goods for public events or depicting public facilities or environs of a locality, supplies far classes offered by the City}, the City's ability to purchase quality goods far specific events or purposes requires the purchasing agent to act promptly without competitive bids. ~k} Because of the public cast of preparing, soliciting, and awarding public contracts, the farmal7ty required in obtaining compe- titive bids may be adjusted according to the estimated contract price. The classifications in proposed Subsection 2.12302} represent a rea- sonable balance of the cost of administration and the cost of the con- tract and the benefit. Nothing in the proposed classifications prevents the purchasing agent from requiring greater formalities in bidding when the public interest so dictates. Because of the foregoing situations, the classes of contracts described in the proposed Subsections 2.12301} and 2.12302} are unlikely to encourage favoritism in the awarding of public contracts or substantially diminish com~ petition for public contracts and further that the awarding of such public contracts should result in substantial cost savings to the City. In making these determinations the Council has considered the type, cost, amount of the contract, the number of persons available to bid, the City's historic contracting practices and experience. 2; There exists an on-going need for the City to dispose of its surplus goods ~n a convenient, ~nexpens~ve procedure that does not require the Council's attention. The methods of disposal set forth in the proposed Sub- section 2.12304} are intended to give broad latitude to the ways the pur- chasing agent conducts the statutorily approved liquidation sales and to authorize other methods of disposal and marketing which may be unique to individual pieces of surplus goods without burdening the Council in admin- istrative matters. This,propased subsection also encourages competition, does not encourage favor~t~sm, reduces costs, and reflects market realities. More revenues or net cost savings should be realized if the purchasing agent may take into account the nature of the personal property to be sold and the market that will yield the highest return to the City when determining the method of disposal of surplus goods. The purchasing agent is qualified to select the established method for disposal of City personal property. 3. Mast emergency situations arise at a time when it is difficult to assemble the Council in a timely manner to authorize waiver of the public contract law. To facilitate emergency work that must be done, the purchasing agent needs authority to act and then provide the Council with an accounting of the actions taken, as provided in the proposed Subsection 2.12305}. Eugene Code, 1971. 4. Proposed Subsection 2.1240~Z}~a} exempts copyrighted material since the only way to clearly identify such material is by the name given the material . Adopted by the Council the 14th day of August, 1988. ~_ ~i' City Recorder Findings -- 3