NS-2312 - Amending 2-807 of Santa Ana Municipal Code to Add an Exception to Bidding Requirements to Permit Bulk Purchases at Discount by Agreement With Approved Governmental Vendors

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ORDINANCE NS-2312 PAGE 2 the council. (d) Situations where solicitation of bids would for any reason be an idle act, if approved in advance by the city council. (e) Situations where no bids are received, after advertising therefor. (f) Purchases from vendors whose names are on current estab- lished lists and have been awarded the same type of purchase contract by a state agency, county, city or other public agency after a competitive bidding process substantially equivalent to that prescribed by the City Charter or this article. SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The city Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 3 : Neither the adoption of this ordinance nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which violations were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed or deposited pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.