Chapter 15.32 — CONTRACT AND BIDDING PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS

The city of Corning elects to become subject to and adopts and incorporates into its Municipal Code the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (California Public Contract Code Sections 22000 et seq.) and, including but not limited to, its "alternative procedures" as specifically set forth in Public Contract Code Section 22032 and adopts the following contract procedures for the dollar limitations set forth below:

A.

Public projects of forty-five thousand dollars or less may be performed by employees of the city of Corning by force account, by negotiated contract or by purchase order.

B.

Public projects of one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars or less may be let to contract by informal procedures as set forth below.

C.

Public projects of more than one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars shall, except as otherwise provided herein or within the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (California Public Contract Code 22000 et. seq.), be let to contract by formal bidding procedures.

The dollar amount limits set forth in California Public Contract Code sections 22030 through 22045, as amended from time to time, are hereby adopted and shall apply throughout this Chapter 15.32 and, wherever they differ from the limits specified in this chapter of the Municipal Code, they shall replace the Municipal Code limits otherwise set forth herein.

(Ord. 601 §1(part), 2003).

(Ord. No. 636, §§ 1—3, 8-11-2009; Ord. No. 646, §§ 1, 2, 6-14-2011; Ord. No. 651, § 2, 2-12-2013)

Public projects, as defined by the Act, of one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars or less may be let to contract by informal procedures as set forth in Section 22032 et seq., of the Public Contract Code.

(Ord. 601 §1(part), 2003).

(Ord. No. 646, § 3, 6-14-2011; Ord. No. 651, § 2, 2-12-2013)

A list of contractors shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Section 22034 of the Public Contract Code and criteria promulgated from time to time by the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission.

(Ord. 601 §1(part), 2003).

When a public project is to be performed which is subject to the provisions of this chapter a notice inviting informal bids shall be mailed at least ten days before bids are due to all contractors for the category of work to be bid, as shown on the list developed in accordance with the preceding 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 or to both such contractors and trade journals. The notice inviting informal bids shall describe the project in general terms, how to obtain more detailed information about the project, and state the time and place for the submission of bids. Additional contractors and/or construction trade journals may be notified at the discretion of the department/agency soliciting bids; provided however:

A.

If there is no list of qualified contractors maintained by the city 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 commission.

B.

If the product of 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. 601 §1(part), 2003).

If all bids received are in excess of one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars, the city council may by passage of a resolution by a four-fifths vote, award the contract, at one hundred eighty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, or less, to the lowest responsible bidder, if it determines the cost estimate of the city was reasonable.

(Ord. 601 §1(part), 2003).

(Ord. No. 651, § 2, 2-12-2013)

The city manager and the director of public works are each authorized to award informal contracts pursuant to this section. Contracts in the amount of five thousand dollars or less may be awarded without

advance council authorization if they do not cause expenditures to exceed any current fiscal year's budget limitations. Contracts in excess of five thousand dollars may only be awarded upon advance approval of the city council.

(Ord. 601 §1(part), 2003).