Hermosa Beach Municipal Code Ch. 3.14 Purchasing Polices And Procedures

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3.14.010 – Adoption of Bidding Procedures Under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act.

(Ord. # 23-1467 §2, adopted 09/26/2023, effective 10/26/2023)

(Ord. # 23-1467 §2, adopted 09/26/2023, effective 10/26/2023)

1. Definitions. For the purposes of this enabling ordinance for the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

Act means the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (California Public Contracts Code Section 22000 et seq.), as it may be amended from time to time. The requirements of the Act are deemed incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein.

Effective on: 10/26/2023

City means the City of Hermosa Beach.

Effective on: 10/26/2023

Commission means the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission.

Effective on: 10/26/2023

Public Project has the meaning assigned to it under Public Contract Code Section 22002, as it may be amended from time to time.

Effective on: 10/26/2023

2. Public Project Contracting Procedures. The City shall follow the contracting procedures set forth in Article 3 of the Act (Public Contract Code Section 22030 et seq.).

3. Contractors List. The City Manager, or his or her designee, is not required to compile and maintain a list of qualified contractors identified according to categories of work.

4. Informal Bidding.

5. When a public project is to be performed which qualifies for informal bidding, notice of such project shall be given as follows except where the product or service is proprietary or such project is otherwise exempt from competitive bidding under applicable law:

6. Notice shall be sent to all construction trade journals specified by the Commission for the receipt of such notice for Los Angeles County; and

7. Additional notice to other contractors and/or trade journals may, in the discretion of the City of Hermosa Beach, be given.

8. All mailing of notices to construction trade journals shall be completed not less than ten days before bids are due.

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

10. Informal bidding shall be performed in the manner required by the Act and other applicable law.

11. Formal Bidding.

12. When a public project is to be performed which qualifies for formal bidding, notice of such project shall be given as follows except where the product or service is proprietary or such project is otherwise exempt from competitive bidding under applicable law:

13. Notice shall be given to all construction trade journals specified by the Commission for the receipt of such notice for Los Angeles County and notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published or circulated in the City of Hermosa Beach; and

14. Additional notice to other contractors and/or trade journals may, in the discretion of the City of Hermosa Beach, be given.

15. All notices to construction trade journals shall be completed not less than fifteen days before bids are due. All notices shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation not less than fourteen days before bids are due.

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

17. Formal bidding shall be performed in the manner required by the Act and other applicable law.

18. Award of Contracts. The City Manager is authorized to award contracts for maintenance projects and public projects up to the limit in Public Contracting Code Section 22032(a), as it now exists or may be subsequently amended, provided there exists an unencumbered appropriation in the fund account against which the expense is to be charged. The City Council shall award all contracts in excess of the foregoing amount. Prior to commencing any work under this chapter, the Public Works Director and/or City Engineer shall approve plans and designs and grant design immunity for those public projects awarded under this chapter.

19. Rejection of Bids. The City Manager or the City Council, as the case may be, may, in the City Manager’s or City Council’s discretion, reject all bids and proceed as authorized by the Act.

20. Emergencies. Emergency work shall be contracted for in accordance with Public Contract Code Sections 22035 and 22050, or any successor statute, except where the product or service is proprietary or such project is otherwise exempt from competitive bidding under applicable law.

Effective on: 10/26/2023