If 2 or more bids are for the same total amount of unit price, quality and service being equal, and if the public interest will not permit the delay or re- advertising for bids, the City Council may award the contract to 1 of the tie bidders by drawing lots in public or it may negotiate with the tie bidders and accept the lowest bid; provided, however, that when a county firm is involved in a tie bid with 1 or more firms from outside the county, all other things being equal, the award shall be made to the county firm.
(1969 Code, § 2-305) (Ord. 1975-2, passed 4-14-1975)