(A) Immediately after the effective date of the ordinance establishing the local improvement district, the City Engineer shall cause necessary right-of-way and easements to be acquired and the improvement to be made in accordance with the terms of said ordinance if the work is to be performed by the city or another governmental agency. If any part of the work of the improvement is to be done under contract bids, the City Engineer shall cause detailed plans and specifications to be prepared and filed and a notice calling for bids to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city not less than five days prior to the opening of bids.
(B) Contracts for all or part of the work of the local improvement may be let by the Council to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid is in the best interests of the city, as determined in the sole discretion of the Council. The Council shall have the right to reject any or all bids when they are deemed unreasonable or unsatisfactory in the Council’s discretion. If the Council rejects all bids, it may direct the City Engineer to readvertise for bids or direct the work to be performed by city forces. The city shall provide for the bonding of all contracts for the faithful performance of any contract let under its authority; and the provisions thereof, in case of default, shall be enforced by action in the name of the city.
(C) If the Council finds, upon opening bids for the work of such improvement, that the bid in the best interest of the city is substantially in excess of the City Engineer’s estimate, it may, in its discretion, provide for holding a special hearing to consider objections to proceeding with the improvement on the basis of such bid.
(Ord. 931, passed 4-7-1975)