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(C) Upon completion of the bid opening and reading, all bids received will be deposited with the City Manager for tabulation and/or recommendation to the City Commission. (D) Upon submission of the bid tabulation and recommendation to the City Manager or City Commission, as the case may be, the City Manager or the City Commission shall either accept, reject or refer for additional review the bid tabulation and recommendation. SECTION 5. WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCEDURES. The City Commission may, by unanimous vote, waive the competitive bidding procedures outlined in this ordinance if the City Commission determines that it is impractical to do so. SECTION 6. GOVERNMENTAL CONTRACTS. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into bids or contracts entered into by another governmental authorities provided that the governmental authority has followed a competitive bidding procedure leading to the award of the bid or contract in question which is substantially similar to the competitive bidding procedure outlined in this Ordinance. SECTION 7. EXEMPTIONS FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING. The following shall be exempt from the competitive bidding procedures outlined in this ordinance: (A) Transactions described in Section 2(A) of this Ordinance. (B) Contracts for professional services. (C) Other contracts as provided by state law, or, those entered into prior to the enactment of this Ordinance. (D) Purchases arising out of or because of emergencies which shall be defined as a situation, occurrence or matter necessitating immediate or quick action and not permitting adequate time to utilize the competitive bidding process. (E) Under circumstances where time constraints do not permit the preparation of clearly drawn specifications or situations where, after competitive bidding, no bids meeting bid requirements are received, all compliant bids received are too high, or all bids are rejected for failure to meet bid requirements (i.e., bids are non-compliant). (F) Supplies, equipment or services available from a sole source only may be exempted from the bidding requirements of this Ordinance by the City manager upon the filing of a written request by a department head to the City Manager outlining the conditions and circumstances involved. SECTION 8. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. All provisions of the Code of Metropolitan Dade County as made applicable to the City by Article VIII, Sections 8.3 of the City Charter which are in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed. ORD97-10 - 3 -