[Ord. #09-04, § 1]
a.
Except as provided in this subsection, for contracts and public works
contracts that are required to be advertised, the City may make the
award not less than ten (10) calendar days after advertising in accordance
with the following:
1.
Except for sole source contracts authorized under Section 13-20,
public works contracts for greater than one hundred thousand ($100,000.00)
dollars shall be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder who is both
responsible and reliable, as defined in this section, that meets the
specifications. In the event that the lowest bidder number two (2)
or more, the award by the City Council or City official shall be within
its sole discretion so long as consistent with the purposes of this
section.
2.
Contracts, excluding major public works contracts and consultant
agreements, shall be awarded on the basis of an acceptable bid that
best meets City requirements after soliciting competitive prices or
written price quotations.
3.
Cooperative procurement contracts under a request for proposal or
bid will be awarded on the basis of the proposal best meeting City
requirements.
b.
The City is authorized to award contracts and public works contracts
to the next bidder that meets all requirements when the apparent successful
bidder under this section does not meet deadlines for submitting the
required bond and insurance documents.
