Staff: one low bid was incomplete; several bids showed tabulation errors

Sep 16, 2025

City staff said one apparent low bid was considered unresponsive because required affidavits were missing; other bidders had tabulation errors. The council discussed what 'unresponsive' means before moving to award.

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City staff told the council that one apparent low bidder's package lacked required documents and was therefore marked nonresponsive during the bid opening. As staff put it in the meeting, the incomplete submission was missing the "drug free workplace affidavit and prompt payment affidavit," a deficiency that rendered the bid noncompliant with the invitation to bid.

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