2.542 Rejection of all Bids or Proposals.
(1) All bids or proposals may be rejected for good cause upon a written finding by the Manager, Council or Board that it is in the public interest to do so. Notification or rejection of all bids or proposals, along with the good cause justification and finding of public interest, shall be sent to all who submitted a bid.
(2) Reasons for rejecting all bids or proposals include, but are not limited to finding that:
(a) Due to the content of or error in the bid documents, including its terms, conditions or specifications, the solicitation process unnecessarily restricted competition for the public contract; or
(b) The price, quality, or performance presented by the lowest or best responsible bidder is, in the opinion of the Manager, Council or Board, too costly or of insufficient quality to justify acceptance of the bid or proposal; or
(c) Misconduct, error, or ambiguous or misleading provisions in the bid documents threaten the fairness and integrity of the competitive process; or
(d) Causes other than legitimate market forces threaten the integrity of the competitive procurement process. These causes include, but are not limited to, those that tend to limit competition such as restrictions on competition, collusion, corruption, unlawful anti-competitive conduct, and inadvertent or intentional errors in the bid documents; or
(e) The terms, conditions or specifications did not reflect the needs of the City and a revised solicitation is required; or
(f) Unanticipated circumstances require a change in financial planning such that the funds previously allocated to the contract are to be used for another purpose.