Tehama Municipal Code Ch. 3.12 Public Project Bidding Procedures

A. Public projects as defined by Public Contract Code Section 2002, will allow projects costing sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) or less to be performed by employees of a public agency by force account, by negotiated contract, or by purchase order.

B. Projects costing up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) may be contracted by informal bidding procedures; and projects costing over two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) are subject to the formal bidding process.

(Ord. 192 , 2019; Ord. 152 § 1(B) (part), 2000; Ord. 140 § 1, 1990)

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

(Ord. 140 § 2, 1990)

Where a public project is to be performed which is subject to the provisions of this chapter, 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 by the city under Public Contract Code Section 22034 Additional contractors and/or construction trade journals may be noticed at the discretion of the city; provided however:

A. If there is no list of qualified contractors maintained by the city 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 commission.

B. If the product or service is proprietary in nature such that it can be obtained only from a certain contractor or contractors, the notice inviting informal bids may be sent exclusively to such contractor or contractors.

(Ord. 152 § 1(B) (part), 2000; Ord. 140 § 3, 1990)

The city clerk and/or the city engineer are authorized to award informal contracts pursuant to this section.

(Ord. 140 § 4, 1990)