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26(11)Contracts, and modifications of existing contracts, with the Columbia Gas Transmission is Corporation, its successors or assigns, for the purchase of natural gas at prices established by federal regulation, for the transportation of gas purchased from others, or for natural gas storage services; and contracts with sources other than Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation for such portions of the city's natural gas requirements as may be so obtained under existing applicable federal regulations; and contracts with Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation or other pipelines for the transportation of gas supplies. Contracts exempt from competitive procurement pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to the following: a.No contract for the purchase of natural gas from sources other than Columbia Gas Transmission Corporation shall be valid unless the director of public works certifies to the purchasing manager that the price for such gas, including applicable transportation charges, is the lowest of no fewer than three (3) telephone price quotations obtained by the gas division before entering into such contract. b.The gas division shall maintain a list of all responsible bidders able to deliver natural gas supplies to the Columbia Gas system for transportation to the City, who have requested to be contacted when the city is proposing to enter into contracts for purchases of its gas supply. The bidders to be called for quotations on any single contract shall be chosen at random from the names on such list; provided, however, that any current supplier may be asked for a new price quotation for a renewal of an existing contract. c.The terms of any contract entered into pursuant to this subsection shall be summarized in a notice to be posted by the purchasing manager in a location lawfully designated for display of public notice of a contract award, pursuant to the Virginia Public Procurement Act. Such notice shall identify the price being paid to the current contractor as well as the price quotations obtained from other • prospective contractors. d.Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the city from refusing to contract for gas purchases from any source of supply reasonably believed to be unreliable during a proposed contract period due to potential adverse weather or other reasonably foreseeable operating conditions. Z'Sec. 22-6.Negotiaion with the lowest responsible bidder. Unless canceled or rejected, a responsive bid from the lowest responsible bidder in a competitive sealed bidding process shall be accepted as submitted, except that if the bid from the lowest responsible bidder exceeds available funds then the city may negotiate with the low bidder to obtain a contract price within available funds. If the city wishes to negotiate with the low bidder to obtain a contract price within available funds, negotiations shall be conducted in accordance with the following procedures: (1)The using department shall provide the purchasing manager with a written determination that the apparent low bid exceeds available funds. Such determination shall be confirmed in writing by the director of finance or his designee. The using department shall also provide the purchasing manager with a suggested reduction in scope for the proposed purchase. (2)The purchasing manager shall advise the lowest responsible bidder in writing that the proposed purchase exceeds available funds. He shall further suggest a reduction in scope for the proposed purchase and invite the lowest responsible bidder to amend its bid based upon the proposed reduction in scope. • 26 Compare current §22-54. n Compare current §22-78 Page 5 of 11