Resolution 13-080(S) Requiring Invitations to Bid (ITB) and Request for Proposals (RFP) Plans and Specifications with Searchable Text and Plan Holder’s Lists to be Posted on the City of Homer Website

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA
Roberts/Burgess
RESOLUTION 13-080(S)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA, REQUIRING INVITATIONS TO BID (ITB) AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS WITH SEARCHABLE TEXT AND PLAN HOLDER’S LISTS TO BE POSTED ON THE CITY OF HOMER WEBSITE.

WHEREAS, The City of Homer commonly issues more than 75 Invitations to Bid and Request for Proposals (RFP) per year; and

WHEREAS, Many potential bidders have access to the Internet; and

WHEREAS, Bid documents can be easily converted into a PDF document format; and

WHEREAS, The standard for ITB’s and RFP’s has become for the bidder to access them via the Internet; and

WHEREAS, The City of Homer can maximize possible bidders by posting bid documents to the Internet; and

WHEREAS, Only interested bidders will attend the bidders’ meeting.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Homer, Alaska, requires all Invitation to Bid and Request for Proposal plans and specifications with searchable text and plan holder’s lists to be posted on the City of Homer website.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all interested parties may subscribe online to be able to receive automatic e-mail notifications of upcoming City ITBs and RFPs and all parties who download bid documents via the City’s website must register to be included on the plan holder’s list.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of Homer, Alaska, this 22nd day of July, 2013.    

       CITY OF HOMER

            
       ________________________
       MARY E. WYTHE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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JO JOHNSON, CMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: N/A