§ 3.20.120. Bidding--Invitation notices.

A. Notices inviting bids shall include a general description of the articles to be purchased or sold, shall state where bid blanks and specifications may be secured, and the time and place for opening bids.

B. Notice inviting bids shall be published at least ten days before the date of opening of the bids. Notice shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the city or, if there is none, it shall be posted in at least three public places in the city that have been designated by ordinance as the places for posting public notices.

C. The purchasing officer shall also solicit sealed bids from all responsible prospective suppliers whose names are on the bidder's list or who have requested their names to be added thereto.

D. The purchasing officer shall also advertise pending purchases or sales by a notice posted on a public bulletin board in the city hall.

(Prior code § 2.12.370 (Ord. 506 § 28(a), 1961))