§ 2-414 — Bid opening procedures

§ 2-414. - Bid opening procedures.

(a) Bids shall be submitted in the manner provided by the bid specifications. (b) Bids shall be opened in public at the time and place stated in the public notices, in the manner provided by the bid specifications, in the presence of the agent, the City Clerk and the City Auditor, or their designees. The agent may postpone or cancel bid openings, by addendum (as defined in Section 2-871(b)), if it is in the best interest of the City. In the event of a City computer system failure, the bid opening may be delayed or cancelled and all bids may be returned unopened, and in such an event, no prior notice of cancellation will be required. Bids not received by the City Clerk's Office prior to the bid receipt deadline shall not be opened and considered. Any bidder may review all bids after the bid opening during regular business hours, and under the supervision of the agent. Upon request, and in accordance with the Open Records Act, the public may obtain copies of any bids, or a portion of a bid, upon payment of the fees provided in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees. (c) A tabulation of all bids received shall be forwarded to the City Manager by the agent with an appropriate recommendation for the acceptance or rejection of the bids. Upon request, the public may obtain copies of the tabulation upon payment of the fee provided in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees.

(Code 1970, § 14-41; Code 1980, § 2-274; Ord. No. 20270, § 1, 1-4-95; Ord. No. 22404, § 1, 2-17-04; Ord. No. 24741, § 1, 9-24-13)