Fairfield Municipal Code Art. VI Informal Bidding Procedures for Public Projects

The City has adopted the alternative bidding procedures provided by the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act, California Public Contract Code section 22000 et seq. (UPCCAA). Public projects as defined by the UPCCAA may be let to contract by informal procedures as set forth in Section 22032, et seq. of the Public Contract Code. The Purchasing Manual shall describe how to apply these procedures in the event that the grant procedures of other governmental entities, including but not limited to federal and State agencies, also apply.

(Ord. No. 2019-10, § 6)

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

(Ord. No. 2019-10, § 6)

Where a public project is to be performed which is subject to provisions of this ordinance a notice inviting informal bids shall be advertised in accordance with one or both of the following methods:

1. A notice inviting informal bids shall be mailed, faxed, or emailed not less than 10 calendar 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 Section 28.71 or,

2. A notice inviting informal bids shall be mailed, faxed, or emailed 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 and/or construction trade journals may be notified at the discretion of the department soliciting bids. If the product or service is proprietary in nature such that it can be obtained only from a certain contractor or contracts, the notice inviting informal bids may be sent exclusively to such contractor or contractors.

The notice inviting informal bids shall describe the project in general terms and how to obtain more detailed information about the project, and state the time and place for the submission of bids.

(Ord. No. 2019-10, § 6)

The Purchasing Officer and the Director of Public Works is authorized to award informal contracts pursuant to this section.

(Ord. No. 2019-10, § 6)