[Res. 10-78, 5/2/1978, § 1]
There is hereby established and created a committee having the
function and purpose of receiving, opening and reading bids in cases
where competitive bidding for Township contracts or purchases is mandated
by law. The members of the said committee shall be the Township Manager,
the Assistant Township Manager and one member of the Board of Commissioners
of the Township. Two members of the committee shall constitute a quorum
for conducting business and exercising the powers hereinafter set
forth.
[Res. 10-78, 5/2/1978, § 2]
1.
The committee established by § 1-431 hereof shall have the following powers and duties:
A.
The committee shall properly comply with all legal notice and advertising
requirements mandated by law.
B.
The committee shall meet publicly at such times and places as shall
be chosen by it and properly advertised, and shall publicly receive,
open and read all bids submitted pursuant to the notice and advertisements.
C.
Each bid shall be stamped with a notation indicating the date of
opening, and shall be initialed by each member of the committee then
and there present.
D.
The committee shall formally accept all bids and table same for review
and tabulation.
E.
After opening and accepting the bids, the committee shall forward
same to the President or Vice President of the Board of Commissioners.
F.
The committee shall not award or purport to award any contract to
any bidder.
[Res. 10-78, 5/2/1978, § 3]
This resolution shall not preclude the Board of Commissioners
from receiving, opening and reading bids, in any particular instance,
at a properly advertised and conducted public meeting. The committee
hereby created is designed and established for the convenience of
the Board of Commissioners, and shall not have the exclusive power
to perform the functions and duties set forth herein.
