(A) If all bids received are for the same total amount or unit price, quality and service being equal, the contract or purchase order shall be awarded to a local bidder.
(B) Where a local vendor has not bid or where his or her bid is not one of the lowest tie bids, the purchasing officer shall award the contract to one of the tie bidders by drawing lots in public.
(1994 Code, § 5-414) (Ord. 404, passed 9-9-1985; Ord. 457, passed 10-4-1990; Ord. 775, passed 6-22-2015)