§ 3-39. Bid revisions.

(a)

Construction contracts. If all bids exceed the price estimated by the city prior to bid opening, the city may offer the lowest and best bidder the option of doing the work for such estimate, with no changes to scope of the project, provided that the bid submitted by the lowest and best bidder is not more than five percent higher than such estimate.

(b)

All other city contracts. The city may negotiate a revised bid with the apparent lowest and best bidder, including changes in bid requirements, price, scope, specifications or quantity, if the bid exceeds the appropriation or relevant budget for that project and the city manager, a director, or the manager of procurement services determines that resoliciting bids is not in the city's best interests.

(Ord. No. 130041, § 6, 3-21-13; Ord. No. 170963 , § 1, 4-19-18)