§ 3.05.010. Lowest responsible bidder.

When the City receives bids or quotes and it is necessary to determine the lowest responsible bidder, the following shall apply:

A.

For a contract for purchase of supplies, material or equipment, the City may take into consideration the quality of the articles proposed to be supplied, their conformity with the specifications, the purposes for which required, and the times of delivery.

B.

Whenever there is reason to believe that the lowest acceptable bid is not the best price obtainable, all bids may be rejected and new bids may be obtained or direct negotiations may be entered into to achieve the best possible price.

C.

In determining "lowest responsible bidder", in addition to price, the following elements shall be given consideration:

1.

The ability, capacity, and skill of the bidder to perform the contract;

2.

The character, integrity, reputation, judgment, experience, and efficiency of the bidder;

3.

Whether the bidder can perform the contract within the time specified;

4.

The quality of performance of previous contracts;

5.

The previous and existing compliance by the bidder with laws relating to the contract;

6.

Such other information as may be secured having a bearing on the decision to award the contract;

7.

Tax revenue that the City would receive from purchasing the supplies, materials, or equipment from a supplier located within the City's boundaries, so that the purchase contract would be awarded to the lowest bidder after such tax revenue has been considered. The tax revenues that the City may consider include sales taxes that the City imposes upon the sale of such supplies, materials, or equipment, from the supplier to the City, provided that if the City considers such tax revenues that it would receive from the imposition of taxes upon a supplier located within its boundaries, the City shall also consider tax revenues it would receive from taxes it imposes upon a supplier located outside its boundaries;

8.

Whether the products are made from recycled materials or may be recycled or reused.

D.

Immediately after the award is made, the bid quotations obtained shall be recorded, open to public inspection, and available by written, telephonic, or electronic request.

(Ord. 3603 § 1, 3/6/2018)