3.40.062 Notice inviting formal bids.
Where a public project is to be performed which is subject to the provisions of this chapter, a notice inviting informal bids shall be mailed to all contractors for the category of work to be bid as shown on the list developed in accordance with SMC 3.40.061 unless the product or service is proprietary. Additional contractors may be notified at the discretion of the department/agency soliciting bids, provided however:
A. If there is no list of qualified contractors maintained by the City for a particular category of work to be performed, the notice inviting bids shall be sent only to the construction trade journals specified by the commission.
B. If the product or service is proprietary in nature such that it can be obtained only from a certain contractor or contractors, the notice inviting informal bids may be sent exclusively to such contractor or contractors.