Fremont Municipal Code Art. V Prequalification of Bidders

(a) The city hereby establishes a system for prequalifying prospective bidders for public project construction, in accordance with Cal. Pub. Cont. Code § 20101.

(b) The city manager is authorized to determine whether or not the needs of any particular project (including any public project or any acquisition of property) warrant prequalification of prospective bidders.

(c) The city manager is authorized to adopt and apply a uniform system of rating bidders for each project based upon: (1) the requirements of Cal. Pub. Cont. Code § 20101, and (2) the model guidelines and standardized questionnaire created by the Department of Industrial Relations, as modified in the city manager’s discretion to address the needs of the particular project, or projects, to which they are to be applied.

(d) If the city manager determines that prequalification of prospective bidders is required for a particular project, the city manager shall determine which bidders are qualified to bid that project based upon the uniform system of rating bidders. If the city manager determines any bidder is not qualified to bid a project, the city manager shall provide written notice to the bidder which includes the bases for the determination and an identification of any supporting evidence therefor, and an opportunity for the bidder to appeal the determination pursuant to Article VIII of this chapter. (1990 Code § 2-9500.)