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Ordinance No. 2002 -149 Page 2 SECTION 1: That the Director of Public Service be and he is hereby authorized to advertise for bids utilizing both the single supplier method of furnishing and the multiple supplier method of furnishing for the purchase of those items of furniture and furnishings for the New North Olmsted Branch Library tha.t are identified as "Competitive Bid Items, with an estimated total expenditure of $30,561.65, in the Master Worksheet prepared by Spice Costantino Architects and dated July 4, 2003, and further in accordance with the specifications now on file in his office. SECTION 2: That the Mayor, upon approval by the Board of Control and the written concurrence of the Cuyahoga County Public Library, is hereby authorized to enter into a contract or contracts vuith the IQwest and best bidder or bidders to purchase the furniture and furnishings referred to in Section 1 above from either a single supplier or from multiple suppliers. The contract or contracts shall be in a form and substance consistent with the provisions of this Ordinance and approved by the Mayor and Director of Law. SECTION 3: That the Director of Public Service be and he is hereby further authorized to purchase through the State Purchasing Program, which was established by O.R.C. Section 125.04 and which the City is authorized to pazticipate in pursuant to Ordinance No. 87-6, those items of furniture and furnishings for the New North Olmsted Branch Library that are identified as State Contract Purchase Items, with an estimated total expenditure of $366,140.84, in the Master Worksheet prepared by Spice Constantino Architects and dated July 4, 2003. However, the Director of Finance may require that the Director of Public Service, prior to purchasing any item of furniture or furnishing through the State Purchasing Program, first obtain quotes from at least three other suppliers independent of the State Purchasing Progam, and, if any of the three independent quotes obtained for any such item of furniture or furnishings is lower than the lowest price available through the State Purchasing Program, then the Director of Public Service shall be required to purchase the sa.id item from the supplier that offers the lowest purchase price. If necessary to effectuate any purchase through the State Contract Purchase Program or, in the alternative, from a supplier providing the lowest independent quote, the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute any contracts required by the State or other supplier. Said contract or contracts shall be in a form and substance consistent with the provisions of this Ordinance and approved by the Mayor and the Director of Law. 5ECTION 4: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and further for the reason that it is necessary that this Ordinance go into effect immediately so that the timetable for the purchase of furniture and furnishings for the new Library not be delayed and thereby interfere with the scheduled February, 2004, opening of the Library, and further provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.