9.01 Contracts.

   Any Public work or improvement may be executed either by contract or by the employment of the necessary labor and the purchase of the necessary supplies and materials directly by the City. Any public work or improvement executed directly by the City shall be subject to an appropriation of funds by the Council and authorized by the City Manager only after detailed estimates have been submitted by the department or office authorized to execute the work or improvement, and there shall be separate accounting as to each work or improvement executed. All the contracts for public work or improvements exceeding an amount established by ordinance or resolution shall be awarded to the lowest and best bidder, after public advertisement and competition as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution, but the City Manager shall have the power to reject all bids and advertise again. All advertisements as to such contracts shall contain a reservation of the right to reject bids. Contracts entered into by the City shall be signed by the Manager or by such other officer, or officers, of the City as the Council may provide by ordinance or resolution. (Amended 11-3-20.)