The Mayor shall, with the advice and consent of Council, award all open market orders or purchases based on advertised bid requests to the lowest responsible bidder, taking into consideration, the quantities of the articles to be supplied, their conformity with specifications, their suitability to the requirements of the City government and the delivery terms. Any or all bids may be rejected. If all bids received on a pending contract are for the same unit price or total amount, the Mayor, with the advise and consent of Council, shall have the authority to reject all bids, and to purchase the required commodities and printing in the open market, if the price paid in the open market does not exceed the bid prices. If the market order or purchase based on advertised bid requests is awarded to a bidder, not the lowest bidder, the resolution of Council consenting to the award of the purchase shall set forth with specificity the reason for not awarding the purchase to the lowest bidder. Council shall consent to all purchases made pursuant to this article upon which field bids are required by resolution.
(Ord. 79-5A. Passed 3-19-79.)