(1) Without complying with the requirements of CMC 3.16.120 and 3.16.130, the purchasing officer may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement for the procurement of any items or services with any federal, state, county or local government agency when that agency has made their purchases in a competitive manner. The purchasing officer may participate in a cooperative purchasing agreement when the city can obtain items or services at a purchase price lower than that which the city can obtain through its normal purchasing procedures. In those instances where it is determined that purchasing through the federal, state, county or local government agencies will result in savings to the city, the purchasing officer is authorized to make such purchases.

(2) The purchasing officer may also purchase items or services directly from a vendor at a price established by competitive bidding by another federal, state, county or local government agency in substantial compliance with CMC 3.16.120 and 3.16.130 even if the city has not joined with that public agency in a cooperative purchase agreement. (Ord. 672 § 3, 2017; Ord. 649 § 2, 2015).