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thousand dollars ($35,000.00) or less for the county; and (c) utilize cooperative and <br />piggyback procurement methods after taking such action as the county administrator shall <br />deem necessary to obtain the best price for the county. Any such purchase or contract may <br />be executed by the county administrator in the name of the county without commission <br />action, although copies of any such contracts shall be available to the commission for <br />inspection. In an emergency, contracts for purchase of parts or repairs to then -existing county <br />equipment or machinery may be purchased or contracted by the county administrator in his <br />capacity as the county administrator, provided the county administrator certifies that a true <br />emergency exists, and routes a copy of the purchase order or contract to the commission for <br />its inspection with a memorandum describing the emergency situation. <br />Section 105.02. - County commission. <br />Any county purchase of supplies, material, equipment, or services in excess of the authority <br />provided in section 105,01 or the Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual, and services <br />(other than as delegated in section 105.01) obtained pursuant to the "Consultants' <br />Competitive Negotiation Act", F.S. § 287.055, shall be approved by the county commission. <br />Purchase orders of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) or less may be executed by <br />the county administrator. If a formal written, integrated contract, in excess of seventy-five <br />thousand dollars ($75,000.00), is required for such purchases, said contract shall be signed <br />by the chairman, the clerk, and the county administrator, and approved as to form and legal <br />sufficiency by the county attorney. Any purported contract not so executed shall be void ab <br />initio and shall have no force and effect whatsoever. The county commission may enter into <br />contracts under this paragraph based on the recommendations of the county administrator, <br />bidding procedures, or such other methods that the commission determines are in the best <br />interest of the county. In addition, the county commission may direct the county administrator <br />to take several bids and negotiate with these bidders to obtain an offer that is more <br />advantageous to the county. <br />Section 105.04. Bidding Procedures. <br />The following bidding procedures shall be followed if bidding is used and the procedures are <br />not otherwise modified: <br />(a) Public notice to solicit competitive bids or proposals/advertisement. Any public <br />notice to solicit competitive bids or proposals/advertisement shall be considered an invitation <br />to potential bidders to submit offers to the county in conformity with the county's invitation. All <br />bids received shall be considered irrevocable offers until such time as the county commission <br />accepts an offer or rejects the offer as provided for in the bid specifications. <br />VA <br />