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Agreement or contract shall mean a legal contract which complies fully with the provisions of section 421 of the city's charter and this article. The words agreement and contract may be used interchangeably in this article. Electronic means electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, or any other similar technology. Materials, supplies, labor and equipment shall mean those goods or services, but excluding professional services and public works construction, that are readily ascertainable and measurable by an objective standard in terms of quantity or quality so as to be susceptible to competitive bidding. Officers for purposes of these purchasing rules and regulations shall mean the city manager, assistant city manager, the city attorney, the clerk of the council and executive directors of various city agencies and departments. Public Notice means the distribution or dissemination of information to interested parties using methods that are reasonably available. Such methods can include publication in newspapers of general circulation, electronic or paper mailing lists, and web site(s) designated by the City of Santa Ana and maintained for that purpose. Professional ser/ices sh311 me3n the type of services that 3re provided by accountants, appr3isers, 3rchitects, attorneys, 3uditors, construction m3nagers (including progr3m or project m3nagers), engineers, educ3tors or te3chers, 13nd surveyors, physici3ns, psychologists, financi31 pl3nners, urb3n pl3nners 3nd other simil3r profession31, scientific, educ3tion31 or technic31 individuals or org3nizations whose services are ch3r3cterized by a high degree of profession31, scientific, educational, technical or otherwise speci31ized skill or expertise, not re3dily susceptible to competitive bidding. Purchasing manager shall mean that city employee or official so designated by the city manager and authorized to carry out the responsibilities under this article, including the promulgation and enforcement of administrative procedures. Purchase order (PO) shall mean that standardized contract developed pursuant to subsection 2-8030) issued to the vendor of materials, supplies, labor and equipment. Services means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a contractor, not involving the delivery of a specific end product other than reports which are merely incidental to the required performance. Services are of an advisory nature, provide a recommended course of action or personal expertise, have an end product comprised of a transmittal of information, written or verbal, and that is related to the governmental Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 4 of 10 50A-6