HomeMy WebLinkAbout71.93 ORDINANCE NO. 71-93
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA AMENDING SARATOGA
CITY CODE SECTIONS 12-15.010, 12-15.020, 12-15,030,
AND 12-15,050 PERTAINING TO INFORMAL BIDDING
ON PUBLIC PROJECTS
The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby ordains as
follows:
SECTION 1: Section 12-15.010 of Chapter 12, Article 15 of the
Saratoga City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"S 12-15.010 Authorit][ and Purpose of Article
This Article is adopted pursuant to Article 3 of
Chapter 2, Part 3, Division 2 (commencing with Section
~i~.~) of the State Public Contract Code and constitutes an
"informal bidding ordinance" as described in Section ==~i~!~i~
of said Code. The purpose of this Article is to esta~'~T~
an informal bidding procedure applicable to certain
contracts for public projects as a result of the City having
elected, by resolution of the City Council, to become
subject to the uniform construction cost accounting
procedures promulgated by the State Controller."
SECTION 2: Section 12-15.020 of Chapter 12, Article 15 of the
Saratoga City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"S 12-15.020 Definitions
For the purposes of this Article, the following words
and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to
them by this Section, unless the context or the provision
clearly requires otherwise:
(a) Commission means the California Uniform
Construction Cost Accounting Commission, as created under
Section ~!~!~ of the Public Contract Code.
(b) Public contract Code means the Public Contract
Code of the State of California."
(c) Public Project means any of the following,
excluding maintenance work:
(1) Construction, reconstruction, erection,
alteration, renovation, improvement,
demolition, and repair work involving any
facility owned, leased or operated by the
City.
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(2) Painting or repainting of any facility owned,
leased or operated by the City.
(d) Maintenance Work includes all of the following:
(1) Routine, recurring, and usual work for the
preservation or protection of any facility
owned or operated by the City for its
intended purposes.
(2) Minor repainting.
(3) Resurfacing of streets and highways at less
than one inch.
(4) Landscape, maintenance, including mowing,
watering, trimming, pruning, planting,
replacement of plants, and servicing of
irrigation and sprinkler systems.
(5) Work performed to keep, operate and maintain
any water, power or waste disposal systems
owned by the City, including, but not limited
to, dams, reservoirs or power plants.
(e) Facility means any plant, building, structure,
ground facility, utility system, real property, streets
and highways or other public work improvement.
SECTION 3: Section 12-15,030 of Chapter 12, Article 15 of the
Saratoga City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"S 12-15,030 Application of Article
(a) This Article shall apply to public projects with a
cost in excess of the dollar amount specified in Section
22032(a) of the Public Contract Code, but not exceeding the
dollar amount specified in Section 22032(b) of the Public
contract Code. Any public project with a cost less than the
dollar amount specified in Section 22032(a) of the Public
Contract Code may be performed by the employees of the City
by force account, by negotiated contract, or by purchase
order as authorized by Section 22032(a), unless the City
Council shall specifically direct that the provisions of
this Article be followed with respect to such project.
(b) The'provisions of this Article shall in no way
restrict the right of the City to perform all necessary
repair or replacement work in cases of great emergency,
without adopting plans, specifications, ~eei~i~ieei~
~e~...,i.~i or giving notice for bids to let contracts,
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as authorized by and in accordance with the procedures set
forth in Section i~l~~ of the Public Contract Code."
SECTION 4: Section 12-15.050 of Chapter 12, Article 15 of the
Saratoga City Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"§ 12-15.050 Notice inviting informal bids
(a) Where a public project is to be performed which is
subject to the provisions of this Article, the Maintenance
Director shall mail a notice inviting informal bids to all
contractors for the category of work to be bid, as shown on
the list described in Section 12-15.040, and to all
construction trade journals for the category of work as
determined by the Commission pursuant to Section ~]~ of
the Public Contract Code; provided, however:
(1) If there is no existing list of qualified
contractors maintained by the City for the
particular category of work to be performed,
the notice inviting informal bids shall be
sent only to the construction trade journals
specified by the Commission; or
(2) 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.
(b) All mailing of notices to contractors and
construction trade journals pursuant to Paragraph (a) of
this Section shall be completed not less than ten
days before bids are due.
(c) The notice inviting informal bids shall describe
the public project in general terms, shall indicate the
name, address and telephone number of the person from whom
detailed information concerning the project can be obtained,
and shall state the time and place for the submission of
bids."
SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty days after its passage and adoption.
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The above and foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced
and after the waiting time required by law, was thereafter passed
and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of Saratoga
held on the 7th day of Auqust , 1991, by the
following vote.
AYES: CouncilmembersAnderson, Clevenger, Monia, StutzmanandMayor Kohler
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ATTEST:
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The above and foreeoino is a true and correct
4 COpy Of Ordinance ;7/. f 3 which has been
pu~ord~g to law.
Deputy City Clerk' ~" / /Date