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(b) (c) (d) Invitation of bids shall be mailed or transmitted by other means established by the administrative code but not recited over the telephone or in person. Any interested bidder may obtain an invitation for bid. All bids shall be formal bids submitted sealed in accordance with the instructions contained in the "Invitation for Bid" form. The bids shall be opened in public, at the time and place stated on the "Invitation for Bid." All bids shall be publicly declared. Sec. 2-807. Non-bid Purchases. The following contracts may be exempted from competitive bidding through an open market pumhase by the purchasing manager, and confirmed by the city council in the case of contracts for over ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), but shall nevertheless be entered into only after compliance with the rules established by the purchasing manager, which shall include the review of such alternative sources of supply or performance as may be available in competition with one another and selection therefrom on the basis of obtaining maximum quality at minimum costs: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Purchases of materials, supplies, labor, and equipment whenever it shall appear that there is only one reasonably available source or where solicitation of bids would for any reason be an idle act. Purchases of materials, supplies, labor, and equipment necessary for the preservation of life, health or property, following the declaration of a state of emergency in the city upon the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the city council. Situations where no bids are received or all bids are rejected and the city council determines, upon the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds (2~3) of its members, that the materials, supplies, labor or equipment can be obtained at a lower cost. Purchases from vendors whose names are on current established lists and have been awarded the same type of purchase contract by a federal agency (including the General Services Administration), a state agency, county, city or other public agency after a competitive bidding process determined by the purchasing manager to be substantially equivalent to that prescribed by this article. Contracts for professional services. Section 4. Article VIII of Chapter 33 of the Code is hereby added to read as Ordinance No. NS-2502 Page 5 of 11