No person submitting any bid or proposal in connection with the sale of real property by city shall:
A. Propose or bid prices which have not been arrived at independently without consultation, communication, or agreement with any other bidder, offeror or competitor for the purpose of restricting competition as to any matter relating to the prices bid or proposed;
B. Unless otherwise required by law, prior to opening of the bids or proposals, knowingly disclose any price bid or proposed to any other bidder, offeror or to any competitor
C. Make any attempt to induce any other person, firm, or other entity or association to submit or not to submit a bid or proposal for the purpose of restricting competition;
D. Knowingly be interested in more than one bid as the principal bidder.
In the case of joint venture bids, the joint venture and each and every member of the joint venture shall for purposes of the foregoing be construed to be the person submitting the bid or proposal.
Any violation of this section shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Any bid received or contract awarded where there was a violation of this section shall be a nullity, and the city council shall dispose of the matter in the same manner as if the bidder involved has failed to enter the contract after award. (Ord. 2000-017 § 2(k)(vii) (Exh. H); Ord. 2000-013 § 1; prior code § 12.07.117)