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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 10/15/2018 <br />Expenditures, Purchasing, and Contracts Chapter 22 | Page 25 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. § 325L.02(h). <br />This signed statement under oath sufficiently verifies that a contractor <br />represents a responsible contractor. As a result, cities cannot be held liable <br />for awarding a contract in reasonable reliance on that statement. A <br />verification of compliance need not be notarized. An electronic <br />verification of compliance made and submitted as part of an electronic bid <br />represents an acceptable verification of compliance if it contains an <br />electronic signature that complies with state law. <br /> A city shall not have liability for declining to award a contract or <br />terminating a contract based upon a reasonable determination that the <br />contractor failed to verify compliance with the minimum criteria or the <br />contractor falsely stated it meets the minimum criteria. <br />LMC information memo, <br />Competitive Bidding <br />Requirements in Cities. <br />A more detailed discussion can be found in the League’s information <br />memo, Competitive Bidding Requirements in Cities. <br /> d. Electronic submission of bids <br />Minn. Stat. § 471.345, subd. <br />18. Cities may authorize bidders to submit their bids electronically. If cities <br />choose to authorize electronic submission of bids, the bid advertisement <br />should specify the form and manner required for electronic submission. <br /> 3. Opening and tabulation of bids <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. § 429.041, subd. <br />1. <br />The city clerk should keep all bids unopened until after the closing time <br />for submissions. <br /> When advertising for bids on local improvement projects financed with <br />special assessments, the city may specify in the public notice that two or <br />more designated officers or agents of the city will open bids publicly and <br />tabulate them in advance of the meeting at which the council will consider <br />them. <br /> 4. Investigation <br />State v. Snively, 175 Minn. <br />379, 221 N.W. 535 (1928). <br /> <br />After opening all bids, the council should investigate their compliance <br />with the specifications, their reasonableness, and the responsibility of the <br />bidders. The city engineer, purchasing agent, or another designated person <br />may perform this investigation and assist the council. <br /> 5. Disposition of the bids <br />Elecs. Unlimited, Inc. v. <br />Village of Burnsville, 289 <br />Minn. 118, 182 N.W.2d 679 <br />(1971). <br />After the investigation, the council may either accept one of the bids or <br />reject all of them. If the council awards a contract, it generally must pick <br />the lowest responsible bidder.