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1. Contracts in excess of $90,000 made under the sole source exemption must be <br />approved by the Board of Commissioners (authority cannot be delegated); and, <br />2. The Board of Commissioners must keep a record of purchases made under <br />this exception (and the School of Government (SOG) recommends that such <br />record include a written justification for use of the exception). <br />B. Procedure <br />Upon determination that there is only one source practicably available for that <br />which is to be procured and the sole source purchase has been approved by the <br />appropriate authorities, a contract may be negotiated and awarded to that source <br />without competitive bidding. <br />XI. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS <br />There are several statutory exemptions from the competitive bidding requirements. <br />The following apply to County procurement activity. <br />A. State Contract Participation <br />Local Governments can purchase from state contract vendors under the exception <br />contained in NCGS § 143- 129(g) or by participating in state contracts under the <br />rules established by the North Carolina Department of Administration through <br />the Division of Purchase and Contract. <br />State contracts may be utilized when determined to be the most favorable <br />method of procurement for any given item based on price and terms. <br />The North Carolina State contract database can be accessed from the NC <br />Department of Administration website: www.doa.state.nc.us /pandc <br />B. Cooperative Purchasing <br />Page 27 of 48 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />F -6 Page 99 <br />