[R.O. 2008 § 135.190; Ord. No. 1403 § 2, 5-16-2016]
All purchases of supplies and contractual services and all sales of personal property that has become obsolete and unusable valued at twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) or more, shall be made upon the basis of at least three (3) written bids from three (3) prospective suppliers of the City or such lesser number as shall be certified by the City Clerk in the event three (3) prospective suppliers shall not exist. The provisions of this Section may be waived when the Mayor, the department superintendent involved and the City Administrator agree that following this Section's provisions may cause excessive delay, public inconvenience and/or a significant cost penalty.
[R.O. 2008 § 135.210]
The City Administrator or department superintendent shall solicit bids by direct mail, telephone request or electronic communication to prospective vendors.
[R.O. 2008 § 135.240]
If all bids received are for the same total amount or unit price, quality and service being equal, the contract shall be awarded to a local bidder. If there shall be no local bidder or more than one (1) local bidder with a low equal bid, the Board of Aldermen shall award the contract to one (1) of the tie bidders by drawing lots in public.