Corcoran Municipal Code Ch. 10 Public Project Bidding Procedures

A. It is the intent of this chapter to direct and authorize the establishment and maintenance of informal bidding procedures for the city of Corcoran in accordance with section 22034 of the Public Contract Code to govern the selection of contractors to perform public projects under the uniform public construction cost accounting act (the "act").

B. This chapter shall be in effect throughout the city of Corcoran and shall apply to the performance of all public projects undertaken by, or to be undertaken by, the city of Corcoran, and it shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of its purposes. (Ord. 569, 6-16-2003)

For the purpose of this chapter, the terms, phrases, and words used in this chapter shall have the same meaning given to them in the Public Contract Code of the state of California. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural include the singular, and words used in the singular include the plural. The words "include", "including" or other similar words of inclusion shall mean without limitation or restriction. (Ord. 569, 6-16-2003)

Any public project to be undertaken by the city of Corcoran, the estimated cost of which is less than twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000.00), may be performed by the city of Corcoran. (Ord. 569, 6-16-2003)

A. Any public project to be undertaken by the city, the estimated cost of which is less than seventy five thousand dollars ($75,000.00) may be let to contract by the informal procedures established in this section.

B. A list of contractors shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of section 22034 of the Public Contract Code and in accordance with criteria promulgated from time to time by the California uniform construction cost accounting commission.

C. Where a public project is to be performed which is subject to the provisions of this section, a notice inviting informal bids shall be mailed to all contractors for the category of work to be bid, as shown on the list of contractors described in subsection B of this section, or to all construction trade journals as specified by the California uniform construction cost accounting commission in accordance with section 22036 of the Public Contract Code. Additional contractors or construction trade journals may be notified at the discretion of the city of Corcoran, provided, however:

1. If there is no list of qualified contractors maintained by the city of Corcoran for the particular category of work to be performed, the notice inviting bids shall be sent only to the construction trade journals specified by the California uniform construction cost accounting commission.

2. If the product or service is proprietary in nature such that it can be obtained only from a certain contractor or contractors, the notice inviting informal bids may be sent exclusively to such contractor or contractors. (Ord. 569, 6-16-2003)

The public works director, with the written concurrence of the city manager, is hereby authorized to award contracts pursuant to the informal procedures established in this chapter, subject to the requirement that the current adopted city of Corcoran budget provides for the work. (Ord. 569, 6-16-2003)

Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit, or be construed to prohibit, the city council of the city of Corcoran, the public works director, or the city manager from utilizing the alternative procedures set forth in: a) article 25 (commencing with section 20390) of chapter 1 of part 3 of division 2 of the Public Contract Code, or b) in article 7 (commencing with section 25500) of chapter 5 of part 2 of division 2 of title 3 of the Government Code. (Ord. 569, 6-16-2003)