§ 1801. BIDS FOR CONTRACTS TO BE CALLED.

All contracts, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, or by general law, for the City or any of the departments or public institutions thereof, must be made by the City Manager with the lowest responsible bidder whose bid is in regular form, after one publication of a notice calling for bids in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the City. Said notice shall contain a brief description of the services, supplies, materials, equipment or labor required, the amount of bonds required of the successful bidder, and state the hour and day on which said bids will be opened.

The foregoing notwithstanding, the Director of Library Services, in accordance with procedures provided by and with the written approval of the City Manager, and with such faithful performance bonds, if any, as the City Manager may deem reasonably necessary, is authorized to contract on behalf of the City, without advertising for bids, for the purchase of books, pamphlets, government documents, serials, continuations, periodicals, recordings, videotapes, films, or an on-line acquisition system, and such other similar goods and services furnished to the City Library all in an amount not to exceed that set by the City Council each year in the annual budget for such goods and services.

The City Council, by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of five members of the City Council, may authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract on behalf of the City, in writing or otherwise, without advertising for bids for services, supplies, materials, equipment or labor for actual emergency work.

(Amended by Prop. 2, 4-13-1982, eff. 5-18-1982)