The city shall procure public projects by force account, negotiated contract, purchase order, informal bidding or formal bidding as required in accordance with the applicable dollar amount limitations set forth under Section 22032 of the Public Contract Code, as it may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 1523 § 1, 1991; Ord. 1916 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2120 § 1, 2015; Ord. 2185 § 1, 2018; Ord. 2295, 7/15/2025)
A. 
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.
B. 
The community development director shall each January mail a notice to all contractors who have an office in the city, who have a current city business license, but who are not already on the list as set forth in subsection A of this section, informing such contractor of the existence of this chapter and encouraging such contractor to request to be put on the list.
(Ord. 1523 § 1, 1991; Ord. 1537 § 1, 1992; Ord. 2000 § 1, 2009)
A. 
Where a public project is to be performed which is subject to the provisions of Section 3.32.010(B) 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 in accordance with Section 3.32.020 of this chapter, 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 department soliciting bids; provided, however:
1. 
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.
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.
(Ord. 1523 § 1, 1991)