The following rules apply to rejecting formal bids for public projects:
(a) Rejecting formal bids. In its discretion, the city council may reject any bids presented, if the city, prior to rejecting all bids and declaring that the project can be more economically performed by employees of the agency, furnishes a written notice to an apparent low bidder. The notice shall inform the bidder of the city’s intention to reject the bid and shall be mailed at least two business days prior to the city council meeting at which the city intends to reject the bid. If after the first invitation of bids all bids are rejected, after reevaluating its cost estimates of the project, the city shall have the option of either of the following:
(1) Abandoning the project or re-advertising for bids in the manner described by this chapter.
(2) After adopting a resolution by a four-fifths vote of the city council declaring that the project can be performed more economically by city employees, have the public project done by force account without further complying with this chapter.
(Ord. 18-954 § 3 (part), 2018)