(A) As soon as the City Commission shall have adopted the resolution determining to proceed with the improvement, or at a later date if it so desires, in cases where the improvement is not to be made by regular city employees, it shall advertise for bids by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city requesting sealed bids to be submitted on or before a specified date, but the publication shall appear in one issue of the newspaper not less than five days prior to the date set for the reception of bids.
(B) The City Commission shall let the contract for the improvement to the lowest best responsible bidder, but the Commission shall have the right to change or modify the improvement if it desires at this time, in which event it can direct all bidders to submit new bids within five days without further advertising. When a bid is accepted, the contractor shall not proceed with the work for a period of ten days, unless otherwise specified in the invitation to bid.
(Special Acts, Ch. 57-1754, § 189) ('58 Code, § 45.136)