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ORDINANCE 2008-016 or machinery may be purchased or contracted by the county administrator in his capacity as the county administrator, provided the county administrator certifies that a true emergency exists, and routes a copy of the purchase order or contract to the commission for its inspection with a memorandum describing the emergency situation. Section 3. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 105.02. After the effective date of this Ordinance, Section 105.02 of the Code shall be amended to read as follows: Section 105.02. County commission. Any county purchase of supplies, material, equipment, or services in excess of the authority provided in section 105.01 or the Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual, and services (other than as delegated in section 105.01) obtained pursuant to the "Consultants' Competitive Negotiation Act", subject to section 287.055, F.S. shall be approved by the county commission. Purchase orders of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) or less may be executed by the county administrator. If a formal written, integrated contract, in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), is required for such purchases, said contract shall be signed by the chairman, the clerk, and the county administrator, and approved as to form and legal sufficiency by the county attorney. Any purported contract not so executed shall be void ab initio and shall have no force and effect whatsoever. The county commission may enter into contracts under this paragraph based on the recommendations of the county administrator, bidding procedures, or such other methods that the commission determines are in the best interest of the county. In addition, the county commission may direct the county administrator to take several bids and negotiate with these bidders to obtain an offer that is more advantageous to the county. Section 4. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 105.04. After the effective date of this Ordinance, Section 105.04 of the Code shall be amended to read as follows: Section 105.04. Bidding procedures. The following bidding procedures shall be followed if bidding is used and the procedures are not otherwise modified: (a) Public Notice inviting bids to Solicit Competitive Bids or Proposals/Advertisement. Any public notice to solicit competitive bids or proposals/advertisement notice for bids shall be considered an invitation to potential bidders to submit offers to the county in conformity with the county's invitation. All bids received shall be considered irrevocable offers until such time as the county commission accepts an offer or rejects the offer as provided for in the bid specifications. (b) Publication of notice. Public notice of any solicitation of competitive bids or proposals/advertisement shall generally be by publication in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county and in accordance with Florida Statutes section 255.0525. In addition, the county administrator may solicit bids from prospective bidders. 2