Section 10341 Of Article 4. Contracts For Services From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.

. Whenever a contract subject to the provisions of this article is awarded under a procedure which provides for competitive bidding, the bids shall be publicly opened at the time stated in the invitation for bids and the dollar amount of each bid shall be read. No bids shall be considered which have not been received at the place, and prior to the closing time for bids, stated in the invitation for bids.