A. Contracts involving the obtaining of professional or specialized services such as, but not limited to, services rendered by architects, attorneys, engineers, and other specialized consultants;

B. Where calling for bids on a competitive basis is unavailable or impossible, including but not limited to situations where rates are set by statute or ordinance or where like items are traded in, or where used items are being purchased;

C. Where the borough’s requirements can be met solely by an article or process obtainable only from a single source;

D. Placement of insurance coverage;

E. When public work is performed by the borough with its own employees;

F. When it is advantageous to the borough to enter into a contract with a bidder for the same supplies or services such bidder is providing another Alaskan local government, the state of Alaska, or the United States, where such supplies or services are being provided the other governmental unit on the basis of formal bids submitted, and where the borough contract is on substantially the same terms as those bids; or to contract with or through such other governmental unit so that the benefit of the responsible bid accrues to the borough;

G. When a competitive procedure under this chapter has been followed, but no bids or quotations are received. In such case, the assembly may authorize the services to be performed or the supplies purchased without further competitive bidding or quotation;

H. Supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services purchased from another unit of government at a price deemed below that obtainable from private dealers, including war surplus;

I. Design-build contracts for public works projects. (Ord. 19-02-519 § 4; Ord. 07-08-163)