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<br />time to time by ordinance of the city council pursuant to (c) below, shall be made by the <br />city council with the lowest and best bidder after publication for at least two (2) days in a <br />newspaper of general circulation in the city of notice calling for bids and fixing a period <br />during which such bids will be received, which shall be for not less than ten (10) days <br />after the first publication of said notice, except where alternate contractinq procedures <br />are utilized pursuant to (c), below. <br /> <br />(c) The city council shall adopt by ordinance rules and procedures for competitive <br />biddinq for all public works contracts, which rules and procedures shall establish limits <br />for public works contracts approved by the city manaqer. Such rules and procedures <br />shall establish criteria for thresholds for formal and informal biddinq, and notice <br />requirements therefor; standards for reiection of bids and dispensinq with biddinq; <br />criteria and procedures for prequailifyinq bidders and contractors; and utilization of <br />alternate project delivery systems such as desiqn-build contracts. For purposes of this <br />Article, "desiqn-build" means a ranqe of methods of procurinq desiqn and construction <br />from a sinqle source, where the selection of the sinqle source occurs before the <br />development of complete plans and specifications. Notwithstandinq the foreqoinq, any <br />rule permittinq dispensinq of biddinq and/or performinq work with city forces for any <br />reason includinq an emerqency shall require the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds <br />(2/3) of the members of the city council. <br /> <br />The city council may reject any and all such bids presented and may readvertise <br />in its discretion. After rejecting such bids, or if no bids are received, the city council may <br />determine and declare that, in its opinion based on estimates submitted by the city <br />manager, the ':.'ork may be performed better or more economically by the city with its <br />own employees, or the materials, supplies, labor, equipment or other valuable <br />consideration can be obtained at a Im\'or cost, and after the adoption of a motion to this <br />effect by the affirmative votes of at least tV.tO thirds ( 2/3) of tho members of the city <br />council, the council may proceed to have said work done or purchase made or contract <br />executed in the manner stated '.vithout further observance of tho provision of this <br />section. Such contracts likewise may be let without advertising for bids, if such work, <br />materials, supplies, labor, equipment or other valuable consideration shall be deemed <br />by the city council to be of urgent necessity for the preservation of Iif-e, health or <br />property, and shall be authorized by motion passed by the affirmative votes of at least <br />two thirds ( 2/3) of the members of the city council and containing a declaration of the <br />facts constituting such urgency. <br /> <br />For purposes of this section, "public works construction" shall be deemed to <br />mean a project for the erection or improvement of public buildings, streets, drains, <br />sewers, parks, or playgrounds. Maintenance and repair of public buildings, streets, <br />drains, sewers, parks, or playgrounds shall not be considered as public works <br />construction. <br /> <br />Any contract involving expenditure of public funds, even though not required to <br />be let by competitive bidding aftor publication of notice, shall nevertheloss be entered <br />into only after revimv of such alternative sources of supply or performance as may be <br /> <br />Ordinance No. <br />Page 10 of 18 <br /> <br />508-14 <br />