291.32. The corporation shall not, except with the prior authorization of the Minister of Municipal Affairs who shall obtain the advice of the Minister of Transport, award the contract to any person other than the person who submitted the lowest tender within the prescribed time.
If, however, to comply with the conditions governing the granting of a government subsidy, it is necessary that the contract be awarded to a person other than the person who made the lowest tender within the prescribed time, the corporation may, without the authorization of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, award the contract to the person whose tender is the lowest among the persons fulfilling those conditions, if that tender was made within the prescribed time.
If there is only one tenderer, the corporation shall not, except with the prior approval of the Council, award the contract where the amount exceeds $500 000.