Solicitation of offers by invitation for bids.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 8-61
in effectSec. 8-61. - Solicitation of offers by invitation for bids.
(a) Invitation for bids. If the Council, or the Chief Administrative Officer when authorized by resolution of the Council or upon receipt of an unsolicited offer to purchase City-owned real estate, determines that it is in the best interests of the City to sell surplus real estate with regard to price only, the Chief Administrative Officer shall invite bids for such real estate. All invitations for bids shall:
(1) Be expressly conditioned on Council approval of the sale of the real estate to the successful bidder in accordance with Section 8-65;
(2) Provide that bids will be evaluated solely on the basis of the price stated in the bid;
(3) Require that each bid be received by the Chief Administrative Officer no later than a specifically stated date and hour;
(4) Clearly state the requirements of Section 8-59; and
(5) Clearly state the requirements of Section 8-67.
(b) Solicitation. All invitations for bids shall be initiated by:
(1) Publication on the City's website; and
(2) Such other means as to provide reasonable notice of the invitation for bids to the maximum number of persons that can be reasonably anticipated to submit bids in response to the particular invitation for bids.
(c) Acceptance or rejection of bids. Once the date and hour for the receipt of bids has passed and the bids have been evaluated, the Mayor may introduce an ordinance directing the sale of the real estate to the bidder whose bid complies with the conditions of this section and offers the highest price for the City-owned real estate. No other criteria shall be considered in evaluating bids solicited under this section. In the alternative, the Mayor may introduce a resolution rejecting all of the bids received.
(Code 2004, § 26-82; Code 2015, § 8-61; Code 2020, § 8-61; Ord. No. 2005-282-270, § 2, 12-12-2005; Ord. No. 2017-069, § 1, 11-13-2017; Ord. No. 2022-130, § 1, 5-23-2022)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICICO_CH8CINEREES_ARTIIISAREES_S8-61SOOFINBIFetched: 11/8/2026