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(a) Upon determination made in advance by the city council and set forth in writing that the purchase of goods, products or commodities from a public auction sale is in the best interests of the public, such items may be procured at the auction. The basis for such determination shall be documented in writing. (b) The purchase of goods or nonprofessional services, but not construction or professional services, may be made by reverse auctioning. For the purposes of this section, the term "reverse auctioning" means a procurement method wherein bidders are invited to bid on specified goods or nonprofessional services through real-time electronic bidding, with the award being made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. During the bidding process, bidders' prices are revealed and bidders shall have the opportunity to modify their bid prices for the duration of the time period established for bid opening. The provisions of subsection (b) shall expire on July 1, 2003. Sec. 12-250. Withdrawal of bid due to error. (b) The procedure of the bid withdrawal shall be stated as follows in the advertisement for bids: "The bidders, shall submit to the purchasing agent his original work papers, documents and materials used in the preparation of the bid within one business day after the date fixed for submission of bids. The work papers shall be delivered by the bidder in person or by registered mail at or prior to the time fixed for the opening of bids." In either instance, such work papers, documents and materials may be considered as trade secrets or proprietary information subject to the conditions of Code of Virginia, § 2.2-4334. The bids shall be open one day following the time fixed by the public body for the submission of bids. Thereafter, the bidder shall have two hours after the opening of bids within which to claim, in writing, any mistake as defined herein and withdraw his bid. The contract shall not be awarded by the public body until the two-hour period has elapsed. Such mistake shall be proved only from the original work papers, documents, and materials delivered as herein required. Sec. 12-253. Tie bids. (a) In the case of a tie bid, preference shall be given first to goods, services and construction produced or provided by a local bidder from the city. (c) In the case of a tie bid to which subsection (a) is inapplicable, preference shall be given to goods produced in Virginia, and goods or services or construction provided by Virginia persons, firms or corporations. Otherwise the tie shall be decided by lot. Sec. 12-278. Negotiation for professional services. (a) Professional services shall be procured by competitive negotiation when the cost of the professional services is expected to exceed $20,000. The purchasing agent and representative of the using agency shall engage in individual discussions with all offerors deemed fully qualified, responsible and suitable on the basis of initial responses,