The City Manager shall not consider any bid filed with him or her by any person who has not been qualified to bid. Bids from among qualified bidders discovered by the City Manager prior to the reading thereof to be from the persons shall be returned without being read. If the City Manager finds, subsequent to the opening of bids that facts exist which would disqualify the lowest bidder or that the bidder is not competent and responsible, the City Manager shall reject the bid, despite the fact of prior qualification of the bidder. No contract shall be awarded to any bidder not qualified to bid thereon at the time fixed for receiving bids.
(Ord. 92-109, passed 9-28-1992)