New Franklin Notice Defined ordinance (§ 130.100)

The notice required by the preceding Section shall consist of the following:

1. Notice inviting bids shall be published once in at least one (1) official newspaper of the City and at least five (5) days preceding the last day set for the receipt of proposals. The newspaper notice required herein shall include a general description of the articles to be purchased or sold, shall state where bid blanks and specifications may be secured and the time and place for opening bids.

2. The City Administrator shall also solicit sealed bids from all responsible prospective suppliers who have requested their names to be added to a "bidder's list", by sending them a copy of such newspaper notice or such other notice as will acquaint them with the proposed purchase or sale. In any case, invitations sent to the vendors on the bidder's list shall be limited to commodities that are similar in character and ordinarily handled by the trade group to which the invitations are sent.

3. The City Administrator shall also advertise all sales by a notice on the public bulletin board in the City Hall.

4. The City Administrator shall also solicit sealed bids by:

a. Direct mail request to prospective vendors, and

b. By telephone.

As may seem to him/her to be in the best interest of the City.