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Chapter 105 - Purchasing Section 105.01. Purchasing Authority (a) County Commission. Any county purchase of supplies, material, equipment, or services costing more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) shall be approved by the county commission. All contracts approved by the county commission 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 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. (b) County Administrator. Any county purchase of supplies, material, equipment, or services costing less than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) may be approved by the county administrator or his/her designee. If any emergency exists, the county administrator may authorize necessary purchases or contracts exceeding this amount, provided that the county administrator certifies that a true emergency exists, and details of the purchase or contract and the circumstances relating to it are provided to the commission for review and ratification. (c) Procurement Manager. Any county purchase of supplies, material, equipment, or services costing less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) may be approved by the procurement manager or his/her designee. The procurement manager is also authorized to approve and utilize the cooperative and piggyback procurement methods with no limit, after taking such action has deemed necessary to validate the procurement method and obtain the best price for the county. Section 105.02 Procurement Manual The procurement manager shall prepare a procurement manual to outline the requirements and procedures for the county to follow to maintain and ensure fair and competitive purchasing. The procurement manual shall be approved by resolution of the county commission. To the extent not inconsistent with this Code, the procurement manual is hereby incorporated herein. Section 105.03. Bid procedures. (a) Bid Not Required. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the county to go out for bids, or, if bids are invited, that the lowest bidder be selected; provided, however, that it is recognized that on certain projects and services the Florida Statutes specifically require bidding. (b) Rejection of bids. The county commission shall have the authority to reject any or all bids, parts of any or all bids, or any or all bids for any one or more supplies or contractual services included in the proposed contract, when the public interest shall be