Lancaster Municipal Code Art. III Public Projects

A. Except where specifically exempted from such laws by ordinance of the city council, contracts for construction projects in the city shall be governed by applicable state laws including the California Public Contract Code, Division 2, Part 1 and Division 2, Part 3, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, including the Alternate Provisions of the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act, which are hereby adopted for use in the city. Contracts for construction shall also be governed by the current edition of the standard specifications for public works construction and the latest supplement thereto, adopted by the Greenbook Committee of the Public Works Standards, Inc., except as otherwise provided by the city council or the purchasing officer if the contract is within his/her authority.

(1) Construction projects less than the amount specified in Section 22032(a) of the California Public Contract Code may be performed by city employees by force account, by negotiated contract or by purchase order.

(2) Construction projects less than the amount specified in Section 22032(b) of the Public Contract Code may be let to contract by informal bidding procedures.

(3) Construction projects of more than the amount specified in Section 22032(c) of the California Public Contract Code shall be let by formal bidding procedure.

(4) It shall be unlawful to split projects into smaller work orders or projects for the purpose of evading the provisions of this chapter or applicable state laws.

(Ord. No. 976, § 1, 2-28-2012)

A. Informal Bidding Procedures. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, public projects, as defined by Section 22002 of the California Public Contract Code and in accordance with the limits listed in Section 22032 of the Public Contract Code, may be let to contract by informal bidding procedures as set forth in Section 22032, et seq., of the California Public Contract Code.

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

C. Public Notice Inviting Informal Bids. 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 developed in accordance with subsection B of this section, and to all construction trade journals as specified by the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission in accordance with Section 22036 of the California Public Contract Code. Additional contractors and/or construction trade journals may be notified at the discretion of the purchasing officer, provided however:

(1) If there is no list of qualified contractors maintained by the city for the particular category of work to be performed, the public notice inviting informal 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 public notice inviting informal bids may be sent exclusively to such contractors.

D. Award of Contracts. The purchasing officer is authorized to award informal contracts pursuant to this section. The city council may delegate the authority to award informal contracts to a different appropriate person when necessary.

(Ord. No. 976, § 1, 2-28-2012)