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proposals for a contract may be published electronically by posting on the <br />city’s website, provided that the following conditions are met: <br />(1) <br /> The placement of the advertisement is on a location within the website <br />that is maintained on a regular basis for the posting of information <br />concerning solicitations for projects of the type for which the invitation to <br />bid or request for proposals is issued; and <br />(2) <br /> The solicitation agent determines that the use of electronic publication <br />will be at least as effective in encouraging meaningful competition as <br />publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Eugene/ <br />Springfield metropolitan area and will provide costs savings for the city, <br />or that the use of electronic publication will be more effective. <br />2.1450 Public Contracts - Appeal of Debarment or Prequalification Decision. <br />(1)Right to Hearing. <br /> Any person who has been debarred from competing <br />for city contracts or for whom prequalification has been denied, revoked <br />or revised may appeal the city’s decision to the city council as provided <br />in this section 2.1450. <br />(2)Filing of Appeal. <br /> A written notice of appeal must be filed with the city’s <br />purchasing agent within three business days after the person’s receipt of <br />the notice of the determination of debarment, or denial of <br />prequalification. <br />(3)Notification of City Council. <br /> Immediately upon receipt of such notice <br />of appeal, the purchasing agent shall notify the city council of the <br />appeal. <br />(4)Hearing. <br /> The procedure for appeal from a debarment or denial, <br />revocation or revision of prequalification shall be as follows: <br />(a) Promptly upon receipt of notice of appeal, the city shall notify the <br />appellant of the time and place of the hearing; <br />(b) The city council shall conduct the hearing and decide the appeal <br />within 30 days after receiving notice of the appeal from the <br />purchasing agent; and <br />(c) At the hearing, the city council shall consider de novo the notice of <br />debarment, or the notice of denial, revocation or revision of <br />prequalification, the standards of responsibility upon which the <br />decision on prequalification was based, or the reasons listed for <br />debarment, and any evidence provided by the parties. The <br />standards of responsibility as defined in the Oregon Public <br />Contracting Code shall be set forth in the rules adopted by the <br />purchasing agent. <br />(5)Decision. <br /> The city council shall set forth in writing the reasons for the <br />decision. <br />(6)Costs. <br /> The city council may allocate the city council's costs for the <br />hearing between the appellant and the city. The allocation shall be <br />based upon facts found by the city council and stated in the city council's <br />decision that, in the city council’s opinion, warrant such allocation of <br />costs. If the city council does not allocate costs, the costs shall be paid <br />Ordinance - 14 <br /> <br />