No alternative bids will be considered unless specifically requested
by the City.
Bids received by the City prior to the advertised time of opening
will remain sealed. The officer whose duty it is to open them for
the City will decide when the specified time has arrived, and no bid
received thereafter will be considered; except that, if a bid that
arrives by mail or commercial carrier after the time fixed for opening,
but before completion of the opening of all timely-received bids,
and the City officer charged with opening the bids, in its sole discretion,
concludes in his or her discretion that the bid's untimely arrival
was due solely to delay in delivery for which the bidder was not responsible,
the officer will open and consider that bid.
At the time and place fixed by the City for the opening of bids,
the City will cause to be opened and publicly read aloud every bid
received within the time set for receiving bids, irrespective of any
irregularities therein. Bidders and other persons properly interested
may be present at the opening, in person or by representative. A tabulation
of all bids received shall be made available for public inspection.
A bidder may withdraw a bid in writing, and may transmit the
withdrawal to the City in person, by mail or delivery service, facsimile
or electronic means. To withdraw a bid, the written withdrawal must
be received by the officer of the City charged with the duty to open
bids, prior to the time fixed for opening. The City will promptly
return the bid guaranty of any bidder who has withdrawn his/her bid
in accordance with the foregoing conditions.
Bidders are required to ensure that employees and applicants
for employment are not discriminated against because of their race,
color, religion, sex or national origin. See Section 201 of the Federal
Labor and Standards Provisions of the U.S. Department of Housing &
Urban Development included in a project's bid specifications.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to those contracts
with the City which are funded, in full or in part, by Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Program, and Emergency Shelter Grant Program.
The requirements for contract bids involving those funds are set forth
in the following plans of City:
A. Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Plan
C. Residential Antidisplacement and Relocation Assistance Plan.
It is the intention of Council that no provision of this article
conflict with any provision of the Third Class City Code. In that
event, the applicable provision of the Third Class City Code shall
control.