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piggyback procurement methods after taking such action as the county administrator shall deem necessary to obtain the best price for the county. Any such purchase or contract may be executed by the county administrator in the name of the county without commission action, although copies of any such contracts shall be available to the commission for inspection. In an emergency, contracts for purchase of parts or repairs to then -existing county equipment 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 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", F.S. § 287.055, shall be approved by the county commission. Purchase orders of fifty seventy-five thousand dollars ($5975,000.00) or less may be executed by the county administrator. If a formal written, integrated contract, in excess of fifty seventy-five thousand dollars ($5075,000.00), 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 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 to solicit competitive bids or proposals/advertisement. Any public notice to solicit competitive bids or proposals/advertisement 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. 187