The Village Council shall have the authority to reject all bids, parts of all bids, or all bids for any one or more supplies or contractual services included in the proposed contract or bid, and to accept other than the lowest bid when the public interests will be served thereby, and such action shall be in the best interests of the village. When the public interest will be served thereby, the Village Council may authorize the purchase of the commodities in the open market, provided, the price paid in the open market shall not exceed any price on the bid submitted for the same commodity. The Village Council shall not accept the bid of a contractor who is in default to the village. The same provisions shall apply to the purchasing agent in the event bids are taken pursuant to the authority contained in § 32.05.
(2005 Code, § 7.010) (Ord. 2-80, passed 7-9-1980)