The city’s purchasing officer shall obtain competitive bids before any purchase of supplies, materials, equipment, or other personal property, or contractual services, except as otherwise provided by ordinance or state statute. The competitive bids shall be obtained by submitting the specifications and an invitation to bid to at least three entities dealing in and able to supply the same. If there are not three entities dealing in and able to supply the same, competitive bids may be solicited from a smaller number of entities. The city purchasing agent may also publish notice of the invitation to bid in a newspaper of general circulation within the city. All bids shall be sealed and shall be opened in public at the time and place designated in the invitation for bids. The purchasing agent may repeatedly reject all bids and reopen the invitation for competitive bids. The purchasing agent shall purchase from the bidder whose bid is most advantageous to the city, considering price, quality, date of delivery, and other relevant information. In the event of a tie, the purchasing agent may purchase from one of those tying or may divide the purchase amount host tying always accepting the bid or bids most advantageous to the city.
(Prior Code, § 20-202) (Ord. 2014-049, passed 12-1-2014)