(A) At the first regular meeting in each municipal year, or at any regular or special meeting of the Mayor and City Council, the City Clerk shall be instructed to advertise for bids to perform all work and furnish material necessary for laying sidewalks within the city as the Mayor and City Council may order laid during the municipal year. Such work shall be performed and material furnished strictly in accordance with the terms and provisions of this article.
(B) The contractor shall receive his or her compensation for such work and material from the assessments against the real estate abutting which the work is done, and shall accept, in full payment therefor, city warrants issued against such assessments.
(C) The contract for laying sidewalks ordered by the Mayor and City Council during the municipal year shall be let by the City Council to the lowest bidder, after advertising for such bids for ten days in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the city. The City Council shall, before letting such contract, have the Building Inspector make an estimate of the cost of such work. Such notice shall require bids per square foot for sidewalks constructed of concrete, including the performance of work and the furnishing of materials; provided that, where the work of sidewalk improvement does not exceed $20,000, advertisement for bids may be dispensed with and the Mayor and City Council may let sidewalk contracts to any person bidding within the amount of the estimate of the City Engineer or Municipal Services Director, who shall act as City Engineer for such purpose.
(Ord. 2329, passed 2-15-2011)