(A) Contracts for public works and improvements shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder within a reasonable time after advertisement for bids has been published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the city containing a reservation that the City Manager shall have the power to reject all bids and advertise again. The City Manager may reject all bids and advertise again, but shall not be required to do so, even when the lowest bid exceeds the engineer's estimate by ten percent or more.
(B) The City Manager shall determine the appropriate specifications and bidding requirements not otherwise provided in the Forest Park codified ordinances. Such determination shall be to the exclusion and pre-emption of R.C. Chapters 9 and 153, which are hereby rendered inapplicable to all public works and improvements in the city.
(Ord. 11-1996, passed 7-1-96)