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CGM:djg-c 5/27/82 <br />CGM:djg-c 6/7/82R <br />(5) calendar days preceding the day set for the <br />receipt of proposals for every contract for any <br />public work or improvement, and every contract for <br />the purchase of materials, equipment or supplies, <br />the estimated cost of which is twenty thousand <br />dollars or more. <br />The aforesaid written solicitation, or the public <br />notice, as appropriate, shall contain a general <br />description of the public work or improvement to <br />be done, or the articles to be purchased, shall <br />state where the particular plans or specifications <br />relating thereto may be secured, and shall state <br />the time and place for opening of bids, or the <br />time and place for competitive oral bidding before <br />the city council. Every solicitation and notice <br />shall contain a reservation of the council's <br />right to reject any and all bids." <br />SECTION 3. Section 2.68 of the Code of the City of Redwood <br />City is hereby amended to read as follows: <br />"Section 2.68. <br />Every contract for any public work or improvement <br />and every contract for the purchase of materials, <br />equipment or supplies costing more than ten thou- <br />sand dollars shall be awarded by the city council <br />to the lowest responsible bidder. The city council <br />shall have the power to reject any and all bids and <br />to solicit or advertise again or provide for such <br />work to be done pursuant to section 68 of the Charter. <br />The council may waive any irregularities in bids <br />received or permit the correction of erroneous bids <br />when the council finds that the irregularity or <br />error was not the result of fraudulent intent on the <br />part of the bidder and that the best interests of <br />the public would be served thereby." <br />SECTION 4. Section 2.72 of the Code of the City of Redwood <br />City is hereby amended to read as follows: <br />"Section 2.72. <br />All purchase contracts entered into by the city for <br />the purchase of materials, equipment, or supplies <br />and all contracts for the performance of any public <br />work or improvement, respectively costing more <br />than ten thousand dollars shall be in writing <br />and shall be executed by the city manager." <br />2 <br />