10-7-16.   Call for bids -- Notice -- Contents.
     (1) (a) Before holding an election under Subsection 10-7-15(1)(a)(ii), the municipal legislative body shall open to bid the sale or lease of the property mentioned in Section 10-7-15.
     (b) (i) The municipal legislative body shall cause notice of the bid process to be given by publication for at least three consecutive weeks:
     (A) in a newspaper published or having general circulation in the city or town; and
     (B) as required in Section 45-1-101.
     (c) The notice described in Subsection (1) shall:
     (i) give a general description of the property to be sold or leased;
     (ii) specify the time when sealed bids for the property, or for a lease on the property, will be received; and
     (iii) specify the time when and the place where the bids will be opened.
     (2) (a) As used in this section and in Section 10-7-17, "responsible bidder" means an entity with a proven history of successful operation of an electrical generation and distribution system, or an equivalent proven history.
     (b) Subject to Subsection (2)(c), a municipal legislative body may receive or refuse to receive any bid submitted for the sale or lease of the electrical works and plant.
     (c) A municipal legislative body may not receive a bid unless the municipal legislative body determines that the bid is submitted by a responsible bidder.

Amended by Chapter 388, 2009 General Session
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