San Jose Municipal Code Ch. 27.42 Work of Urgent Necessity

This Chapter 27.42 applies to expenditures for Work of Urgent Necessity, as defined herein.

(Ord. 30308.)

Work of Urgent Necessity means a Public Works Project in which the work meets each of the following requirements:

A. There is an urgent need to perform the work immediately to preserve life, health or property; and,

B. The urgent need to perform the work makes the applicable competitive procurement requirements impracticable.

(Ord. 30308.)

Section 1217(i)(5) of the City of San José Charter excepts a Public Works Project involving Work of Urgent Necessity from the Major Public Works Contract procurement requirements of Section 1217(c) of the City of San José Charter provided the Council adopts, by approval of at least 8 members, a resolution that:

A. Authorizes the expenditure, and

B. Sets forth the facts demonstrating that the Public Works Project involves Work of Urgent Necessity.

(Ord. 30308.)

The authority to award a Major Public Works Contract involving Work of Urgent Necessity is reserved to the Council.

(Ord. 30308.)

Other than the competitive procurement requirements, a Public Works Contract for a Work of Urgent Necessity must comply with as many of the requirements of this Title as reasonably possible considering the time constraints created by the urgency.

(Ord. 30308.)