Mission Viejo Municipal Code Ch. 3.13 Informal Bidding Procedures

(a) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to construction on public projects of amounts and restrictions based on changes approved by the state aaathrough the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission (CUCCAC) and implemented by the city manager through administrative action. Public projects in an amount of less than the state-approved lower informal bid limit may be performed by city employees by force account, by negotiated contract or by purchase order. Public projects in an amount less than the state-approved upper informal bid limit may be let to contract by informal procedures as set forth in this chapter.

(b) In his discretion, the city manager may reduce these amounts and/or eliminate the informal bid category or force account/negotiated contract/purchase order category. The city manager shall notify the city council of any such action to reduce or eliminate such amounts and categories.

(Code 1988, § 3.13.010; Ord. No. 88-23, § 1, 1-9-89; Ord. No. 90-53, § 1, 9-24-90; Ord. No. 2001-208, § 8, 11-19-01; Ord. No. 06-240, § 13, 4-3-06; Ord. No. 07-256, § 6, 8-20-07)

The city manager or his designee may maintain a list of qualified contractors identified according to categories of work. Such list shall comply with the minimum criteria for development and maintenance of such list, as determined from time to time by the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission ("commission").

(Code 1988, § 3.13.020; Ord. No. 88-23, § 1, 1-9-89; Ord. No. 90-53, § 1, 9-24-90)

All contractors on the list for the category of work being bid and/or all construction trade journals specified by the commission pursuant to Public Contracts Code § 21206 shall be mailed a notice inviting informal bids unless the product or service is proprietary. All mailing of notices to contractors and/or construction trade journals pursuant to this section shall be completed not less than ten calendar days before bids are due.

(Code 1988, § 3.13.030; Ord. No. 88-23, § 1, 1-9-89; Ord. No. 90-53, § 1, 9-24-90)

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

(Code 1988, § 3.13.040; Ord. No. 88-23, § 1, 1-9-89; Ord. No. 90-53, § 1, 9-24-90)

The city council hereby delegates the authority to award informal contracts to the city manager or other appropriate person, by separate action of the city council.

(Code 1988, § 3.13.050; Ord. No. 88-23, § 1, 1-9-89; Ord. No. 90-53, § 1, 9-24-90)