Where formal bidding is employed, the bids shall be opened and tabulated publicly by the Purchasing Agent at the time and place specified in the advertisement for bids. An investigation of the responsibility of the bidders shall be made as the City Manager may deem necessary, and the Council shall then award the contract to the lowest and best responsible bidder, unless the Manager or Council determines that the interest of the municipality would be better served by rejecting all bids and ordering a new advertisement, in which case the City Manager or Council may so order. Before the contract is signed, it shall be submitted to the Director of Finance for encumbrance and certification, and approved as to form by the Director of Law.
(1974 Code, § 34.10) (Ord. 28-74, passed 6-17-1974)