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6) optometry
7) professional engineering
8) real estate appraising
9) professional nursing

The City may not select a provider of professional services or award a contract for these
services on the basis of competitive bids, but shall make the selection and award on the
following:

1) on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications to perform the
services; and
2) for a fair and reasonable price.

In addition, contracts for architectural, engineering or land surveying must be awarded
pursuant to the following procedure:

1) first select the most highly qualified provider of those services on the basis of
demonstrated competence and qualifications commonly known as a Request for
Statement of Qualifications and:
2) then attempt to negotiate with that provider a contract at a fair and reasonable
price.

If negotiations with the first selected provider fail, the City must formally end
negotiations and begin negotiating with the City’s next choice. The process continues
until a contract is entered into.

Cumulative Purchases

The Legislature defined certain cumulative purchases as “separate”, “component” and
“sequential” and defined them as follows in Vernon’s Texas Codes Annotated – Local
Government Code Section 252:

“Component purchases” means purchases of the component parts of an item
that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.

“Separate purchases” means purchases made separately, of items that in normal
purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.

“Sequential purchases” means purchases, made over a period, of items that in
normal purchasing practice would be purchased in one purchase.

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