1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, when a governing body or its authorized representative has advertised for or requested responses in letting a contract and no responsible responses are received, the governing body or its authorized representative may let the contract without a competitive solicitation not less than 7 days after it publishes a notice stating that no responses were received on the contract and that the contract may be let without a further solicitation.
2. A governing body or its authorized representative shall entertain any response which is submitted after it publishes such notice and before the expiration of the waiting period.