§ 27-040. UNIFORM PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION COST ACCOUNTING

(a)

By Board of Supervisors resolution, this county has elected to become subject to the procedures established pursuant to the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (California Public Contract Code Section 22000 et seq.) hereinafter referred to as the "Act", and has notified the state controller of such election. In compliance with Section 22034 of said Act, this section is adopted as the procedure to letting work by informal bidding only for public projects within the limits set forth in Section 22032 of said Act, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 22020 of said Act. All other work not exempted from public bidding requirements shall be advertised and awarded in accordance with applicable provisions of state law and county ordinances, resolutions and policies. The provisions of Chapter 2, Part 3, Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, commencing with Section 22000, providing for alternative bidding procedures for public projects, are by this reference incorporated herein.

(b)

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 27-010 to the contrary, public projects equal to or less than the amount set forth in Section 22032(a) of the Public Contract Code may be performed by the employees of Sutter County by force account, by negotiated contract, or by purchase order. Public projects equal to or less than the amount set forth in Section 22032(b) of the Public Contract Code as amended from time to time, may be let to contract by the following informal bidding procedures:

(1)

Where a public project is to be performed which is subject to the provisions of this subsection, 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 and referred to in Section 27-030(b) and/or to all construction trade journals as specified by the 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 county officer conducting the bid solicitation. 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.

(2)

All mailing of notices to contractors and construction trade journals pursuant to subdivision (2) shall be completed not less than ten calendar days before bids are due.

(3)

The notice inviting informal bids shall describe the project in general terms and how to obtain more detailed information about the project and state the date, time and place for the submission of bids.

(4)

The Purchasing Agent and the Development Services Department Director are both authorized to award informal contracts pursuant to this subsection. If the aggregate cost does not exceed the amount stated in Section 25502.3 of the California Government Code, the Purchasing Agent or Development Services Department Director may enter into the agreement without the approval of the Board of Supervisors. If the aggregate cost is in excess of such amount, the agreement shall be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for approval.

(5)

If all bids received are in excess of the amount set forth in Section 22032(b) of the Public Contract Code, the Board of Supervisors may, by adoption of a resolution by a four-fifths vote, award the contract, at the amount set forth in Section 22034(f) of the Public Contract Code or less, to the lowest responsible bidder, if it determines the cost estimate of the county was reasonable.

([945] Ord. 1585, Sec. 2, May 28, 2013)