§ 2-200. Procurement of goods or services.

No procurement of goods or services of $20,000 or more shall be made unless upon competitive sealed bids received in the manner hereinafter prescribed, except in at least one of the following circumstances:

(a)

When it is determined by the procurement coordinator, with the cooperation and input of the director of the department utilizing or requesting the goods or services for which the procurement is being made, that the use of competitive sealed bidding is either not practicable, not allowed by law, or not advantageous to the county. In such event, a contract may be entered into by any of the following, subject to all other applicable provisions of this article:

(1)

Competitive sealed proposals;

(2)

Noncompetitive procurements;

(3)

Emergency procurements; or

(4)

Any other method allowed or permitted by law, when authorized by the board, ensuring the county selects the most qualified provider at the lowest cost.

(b)

In cooperation with other local governments or local public entities in the development and use of mutually cooperative procurement contracts. Such contracts, as they pertain to the county and irrespective of the sponsoring entity, must be awarded by the board.

(c)

When utilizing contracts of other federal, state or local governments or other public entities to procure goods and services, provided that the vending contractor extends the terms and conditions of the contract to the county, and the contract has been awarded through procedures substantially equivalent to the requirements of this article. Such contracts, as they pertain to the county and irrespective of the initial entity contracting with the vendor, must be awarded by the board.

(d)

Any certified public accountant for auditing services required by F.S. § 11.45, as the same may be amended, shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of that statute. Any selection of a certified public accountant for any other purpose may be done by any procedure designed to select the best qualified firm at the least cost to the county, and subject to all other applicable provisions of this article.

(e)

The procurement of professional architectural, engineering, landscape architectural or registered surveying and mapping services, or design-build services that are subject to the CCNA, shall be acquired utilizing the provisions of the CCNA, as may be amended, and any applicable procedures that may be adopted by the board or the county coordinator.

(f)

The procurement of any construction management, program management, or design/build contract with a private sector contractor for construction or improvement of a public building, structure, or other public construction work that is subject to the provisions of F.S. §§ 255.103 and 255.20, the CCNA, or any other applicable state laws, as the same may be amended, shall be acquired utilizing the provisions of the applicable state laws, as the same may apply. In the procurement of other contract arrangements with a private sector contractor for construction or improvement of a public building, structure, or other public construction work, the county may use any of the procurement procedures set forth in subsection 2-197(a), as such procedure may more particularly be described in this article, all subject to any limitations or requirements contained in applicable provisions of state law.

(g)

In the procurement of any goods or services that are required by state or federal law, rules, or regulations to follow specific requirements or procedures, the county shall utilize a procurement process that complies with any such state or federal law, rules, regulations, requirements or procedures.

(Ord. No. 2018-005 , § 2, 10-2-2018)