The manager shall have authority to join with other units of government in cooperative purchasing when the best interests of the city would be served thereby, but each of the participating units shall be separately invoiced by the vendors for the purchases and the city shall not be obligated for purchases other than those required for its own use. Interlocal purchasing agreements may be made by the manager. The city may utilize federal, state or local governments’ contracts that, in the determination of the manager, have conducted a fair and open competition for the contracting opportunity, and such purchases or contracts shall not be subject to the competitive procedures of this chapter. The manager may establish a purchasing administrative fee to recover costs from the contractor associated with other public agencies’ use of these contracts. (Ord. 3374 § 1 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 3297 § 2 (Exh. A), 2018)