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(2) Where required by state or federal law or regulations, or upon request by a bidder, the bids shall be opened, if sealed, and declared in public at the time and place stated on the "Invitation for Bid." Section 5. Section 2-806 of Article VII.II (Purchasing Rules and Regulations) of Chapter 2 (Administration) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 2-806. Procurement of materials, supplies, labor, and equipment in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Unless exempt from bidding pursuant to section 2-807, all contracts involving an expenditure in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for materials, supplies, labor, and equipment shall be let on the basis of obtaining maximum quality at minimum cost, in accordance with procedures established by the purchasing manager. Those procedures shall provide for at least the following: (a) Public notices inviting bids shall include a general description of the things to be purchased and the date, time, and place for bid opening. Adequate public notice of the invitation for bids shall be given a reasonable time prior to the date set forth therein for the opening of bids, in accordance with regulations established by the purchasing manager. Public notice shall occur as follows: (1) For all public works contracts, public notice shall occur by way of publication in a newspaper of general circulation and such publication shall be for at least two (2) days, the first of which shall be at least ten (10) days before the date set for opening bids. (2) For non-public works contracts, public notice shall occur by way of electronic bidding system for the purpose of receiving sealed electronic bids or proposed contracts. (b) Invitation of bids shall be mailed or transmitted by other means established by the administrative code but not recited over the telephone or in person. Any interested bidder may obtain an invitation for bid. (c) All bids shall be submitted sealed in accordance with the instructions contained in the "Invitation for Bid" form. (d) The bids shall be opened in public, at the time and place stated on the "Invitation for Bid." All bids shall be publicly declared. Section 6. Section 2-807 of Article VII.II (Purchasing Rules and Regulations) of Chapter 2 (Administration) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 2-807. Non -bid purchases. The following contracts may be exempted from competitive bidding through an open market purchase by the purchasing manager, and confirmed by the city council in the case of contracts for over fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), but shall nevertheless be Ordinance No. NS-3041 Page 5 of 8