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10/5/90.2(Code)Legal(Ob) <br />methods that the Commission determines are in the best <br />interest of the County. In addition, the County Commission <br />may direct the County Administrator to take several bids and <br />negotiate with these bidders to obtain an offer that is more <br />advantageous to the County. <br />Section 105.03 Bid -not -required <br />Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the <br />County to go out for bids, or, if bids are invited, that the <br />lowest bidder be selected; provided, however, that it is <br />recognized that on certain projects and services the Florida <br />Statutes specifically require bidding. <br />Section 105.04 Bidding -Procedures <br />The following bidding procedures shad-lbe—followed if <br />bidding is used and the procedures are not otherwise <br />modified: <br />(a) Notice inviting bids. Any notice for bids shall <br />be con-sidered an invitation to potential bidders <br />to submit offers to the County in conformity with <br />the County's invitation, All bids received shall <br />be consi-der-ed Lr-revocabte- o-ffers-int[ such—t-ime <br />as the County Commission accepts an offer or <br />rejects the offer or provided for in the Bid <br />Soec Ffications. <br />b) Publication of notice. Notice shall generally be <br />by publication in at least one newspaper of <br />general circulation in the County. In addition, <br />the County Administra#-0 oma -y solicit bids fr-0m <br />prospective bidders, <br />(c) Bid Bonds, <br />(1) Bids under _$25,000.00. Normally, bid bonds <br />shall not be required; however, if the County <br />Administrator determines that a bid bond is <br />desirable in a particular instance the public <br />notice inviting bids shall specify the <br />requirement for a bid bond and the procedures <br />in subparagraph (2) of this ;paragraph shall <br />apply. <br />2i Bia_s $25,00-0:0 i� <br />or over. Bbonds equal�o <br />50 of di <br />thed amount shall be submitted with <br />each bid unless the public notice inviting <br />bids .specifies that a bid bond is not <br />necessary. Unsuccessful bidders shall be <br />entitled to return of sure-ty after the final <br />SmeadSok Reprint Date: Monday, August 12, 2013 - 15:25:14 - OfficialDocuments:674, Attachment Id 0, Page 4 <br />