Portola Valley Municipal Code Ch. 2.38 Informal Bidding

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Editor's note— Ord. 2015-406, § 14, adopted June 24, 2015, repealed Ch. 2.38 in its entirety and § 15 of said ordinance enacted new provisions to read as herein set out. Former Ch. 2.38, §§ 2.38.010—2.38.060 pertained to similar subject matter, and derived from Ord. 2000-327 § 1, adopted in 2000; and Ord. 2011-391 § 1, adopted in 2011.

Public projects, as defined by the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act, Public Contract Code Section 22000 et seq., and in accordance with the limits listed in Section 22032 of the Public Contract Code, may be let to contract by informal procedures as set forth in Section 22032 et seq. of the Public Contract Code.

(Ord. 2015-406 § 15, 2015)

The town shall develop and maintain a list of contractors 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.

(Ord. 2015-406 § 15, 2015)

Where a public project is to be performed which is subject to the provisions of this chapter, a notice inviting informal bids may be mailed to all contractors for the category of work to be bid, as shown on the list developed in accordance with Section 2.38.020, and shall be mailed 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 town public works directors, provided, however: (1) if there is no list of qualified contractors maintained for the particular category of work to be performed, the notice inviting bids shall be sent only to the construction trade journals specified by the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission; and (2) if the product or service is proprietary in nature such that it can be obtained only from a certain contractor(s), the notice inviting informal bids may be sent exclusively to such contractor(s).

(Ord. 2015-406 § 15, 2015)

The town director of public works is authorized to award informal contracts pursuant to this section.

(Ord. 2015-406 § 15, 2015)