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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_2877ORDINANCE NO 2877 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING CHAPTER 2 16 OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CONTRACT VALUE LIMITS FOR PURPOSES OF SOLICITING BIDS PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA UNIFORM PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION COST ACCOUNTING ACT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS Section I Section 2 16 140 of the Redlands Municipal Code, relating to contract value limits established by Section 22032 of the California Public Contract Code and entitled "Public Construction Contract Work," is hereby amended to read as follows "2 16 140 PUBLIC PROJECT CONSTRUCTION WORK Procurement for public projects shall be made in accordance with the uniform public construction cost accounting act The notice inviting bids for any public project involving an expenditure in excess of twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000 00) shall state that a payment bond is required from the successful bidder in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount payable pursuant to the public project contract The payment bond shall be in a forin of a bond and not a deposit or other security in lieu of a bond Prior to or concurrent with the award of a contract for a public project, the city engineer shall review and approve the working details, drawings, plans, and specifications prepared for every public project which may affect the design or operation of public improvements and which may bring into question the city's liability for dangerous conditions of public property The city council shall review and approve the working details, drawings, plans and specifications prepared for every public project of more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000 00) prior to or concurrent with the award of a contract for the public project A A "public project" is defined in Public Contract Code section 22002 as any of the following 1 Construction, reconstruction, erection, alteration, renovation, improvement, demolition and repair work involving any publicly owned, leased, or operated facility, 2 Painting or repainting of any publicly owned, leased or operated facility, 3 In the case of a publicly owned utility system, "public project" shall include only the construction, erection, improvement or repair of dams, reservoirs, power plants, and electrical transmission lines of two hundred thirty thousand (230,000) volts and higher B The contracting procedures and the dollar limits set forth in Public Contract Code section 22032 are as follows 1 I 1Ordtnances\Nos 2800 2899 to Word12877 Amending Public Contract Construction values (Clean).docx I Public projects of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000 00) or less may be performed by the employees of the city by force account, by negotiated contract, or by purchase order 2 Public projects having a contract value greater than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000 00) and up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000 00) may he let to contract by informal bidding procedures as set forth in the unifor>n public construction cost accounting act and as follows a Contractors List A list of qualified contractors shall be developed and maintained by those city departments undertaking public projects in accordance with the provisions of section 22034 of the Public Contract Code and any applicable criteria promulgated, from time to tune, by the California uniform construction cost accounting commission b Notice Inviting Informal Bids When a public project is to be undertaken which is subject to the provisions of this chapter, a notice inviting informal bids shall be mailed, faxed, or emailed to all contractors for the category of work to be bid, as shown on the city's list of qualified contractors and 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 city department responsible for undertaking the public project and soliciting bids, provided, however (1) If there is not a list of qualified contractors maintained by the city for the particular category of work to be performed, the notice inviting bids for the public project shall be sent only to the construction trade journals specified by the commission (2) If the product or service comprising the public project is proprietary in nature such that it may be obtained only from a certain contractor or contractors, the notice inviting informal bids for the public project may be sent exclusively to such contractor or contractors c Publicly Opened Informal bids shall be publicly opened and/or received by the office of the city clerk at the tnne and date specified by the purchasing agent or other city employee when soliciting requests for informal bids If all bids received through the informal bidding process are in excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000 00), the city council may, by adoption of a resolution by a four- fifths (4/5) vote, award the contract, at two hundred twelve thousand five hundred dollars ($212,500) or less, to the lowest responsible bidder, if the city council determines the cost estimate for the public project originally made by the city was reasonable 4 Public projects having a contract value of more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000 00) shall, except as otherwise provided in the uniform public construction cost accounting act, be let to contract by formal bidding procedures 5 Award of purchase orders or contracts for public projects shall be as follows 2 1 \Ordmances\Nos 2800-2899 in Word12877 Amending Public Contract Construction values (Clean) docx a Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000 00) or less Award shall be made by the purchasing agent in the best interests of the city, b Greater than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000 00) up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000 00) Award shall be made by the city council to the lowest responsible bidder, pursuant to public projects informal bidding procedures, c Greater than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000 00) Award shall be made by the city council to the lowest responsible bidder pursuant to public projects formal bidding procedures, except as provided in, and in accordance with, Sub -section B 3, above " Section 2 The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation within the City, and thereafter, this ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 2019 rZISM10011-0' _. �► -J Mayor ATTEST nne Donaldson, City Clerk 3 I-10rdmances\Nos 2800 2899 in Word12877 Amending Public Contract Construction values (Clean).docx I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk, City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council at the regular meeting thereof, held on the 2nd day of October, 2018, by the following vote AYES Councilmembers Barich, Tejeda, Momberger, James, Mayor Foster NOES None ABSENT None ABSTAINED None J e Donaldson, City Clerk 4 I'IOrdmances\Nos 2800 2899 in Word12877 Amending Public Con"et Consrivction values (Clean).doex