§ 13-13 BID OPENING

a. If advertising for submission of bids is required, the bid opening will occur at time and place as noticed by the City Clerk, or designee. The City Clerk, or designee, shall open the bids.

b. Substantial compliance with all of the following provisions renders the bid opening valid for all purposes:

1. All bids will be opened at, or immediately after, the time noticed for the bid opening, to which the public is invited.

2. Bidders or interested persons will be permitted to attend the bid opening.

3. Where no member of the public is in attendance, at least one (1) City offices or employee, in addition to the City employee opening the bids, will be present.

4. Bids will be sealed and thereafter opened in the presence of those attending.

5. The name of the public works, goods, services, or cooperative procurement will be audibly announced to those present followed by the name of the bidder, the name of the surety, the amount of the bond, and the total amounts or unit amounts bid.

c. Any person present shall have the right to ask the announcements be repeated or to ask that omitted data be supplied. Such requests will be honored to the extent they do no unreasonably delay or interfere with the bid opening procedure, as determined in the sole discretion of the City employee opening bids.