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FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSED PUBLIC CONTRACTING ORDINANCE (SECTIONS 2.1200 TO 2.1255 OF THE EUGENE CODE, 1971} All references herein, unless otherwise noted are to the Eu ene Code 1971. g ' 1. Because of the fallowing situations certain city contracts identified in the proposed Subsection ~.1230~1} are found to be exem t from com eti ' biddin and in ro o p p t~ve g p p sed Subsection ~.1230~2} found to be exempt from formal compet~t~ve b~dd~ng procedures because strict compliance with the ublic con- tract law ~s l~kel to result in ~ p Y, e unnecessary expense to the City without furthering the public policy of encouraging com etition: p ~a} When goads and services of the quality desired are available only through a single source. To avoid unnecessar Bela in rocurement rocedures and y y p p to allow the Council to focus on policy rather than ad- m~n~strat~ve detail, the investigation and determination that there is only a single source shall be the responsibility of the urchasin Because of the b ' ~ ~ p g agent. pu lac policy supporting compet~t~on and because com eti- t~on generally exists ~n the market p place, the use of the sole source exemption should be limited. fib} Goods and services for which prices are set b overnment 1 regulation. For exam le: ~ ~ .y g ~ a p procurement of utility services and inter- state freight services which are subject to local, state or federal regulation. ~c} Works of art. Because of aesthetic jud ments re uired wh g q en purchasing works of art and because of the uni ue talents of artis ~ nvo] ved the Ci t ~ q is y has established a reasonable procedure for urchas- ~ng or comm~ss~on~n works of r p g a t ~n Sect~ans 2.638 to 2.648. ~d} Library materials for the 1 i brary cal 1 ecti on. Because o co ri ht 1 f py .g aw and other factors that control the market far librar materials and because of the uni ue y q obl~gat~on to select library mater- ials that match the community need and patron interest the mast libr ~ ~ purchase of ary materials for the 1~brary collection ~s not com at~ble with competitive biddin , p g ,fie} Public contracts by other government a encies sub'ect to ubl ~c contract 1 w ~ g ~ P, a . When ~t ~s to the City's advantage to use current bids received by another public agency that is sub'ect to and ' ubl i c bid ' ~ ~ ab~ ded by p ding requirements, there is na need for the Cit to en a e in additional ubl~c biddin fo ~ y, g g P g r ~dent~cal items. By basing its contracts far the purchase of personal property, public im rovements or s ' erv~ ces on contracts awarded by other public agencies, the City saves the expense of public b~dd~ng and may enjoy quantity discounts. At the same time, competition is not substantially diminished. ~f} Insurance services and contracts. Ac uisition of insurance ~ ncl ud~ n em 1 ~ q ~ ' g p oyee benefits insurance, requires unique methods of gathering proposals, analysis and comparison of rvviders. Because p Findings - 1