Public projects, as defined by the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (Section 22000 et seq., of the Public Contract Code), may be let to contract by informal procedures as set forth in Section 22032 et seq., of the Public Contract Code.
(SCC 1150 § 1, 1999; SCC 1178 § 1, 2000; SCC 1558 § 2, 2014)
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.
(SCC 1150 § 1, 1999; SCC 1178 § 1, 2000)
Where a public project is to be performed and the estimated cost is within the monetary limits specified in Public Contract Code Section 22032 as adjusted by the State Controller from time to time, 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 2.155.020, 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 County 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.
(SCC 1150 § 1, 1999; SCC 1178 § 1, 2000; SCC 1558 § 3, 2014)
All mailing of notices to contractors and construction trade journals pursuant to Section 2.155.030 shall be completed not less than 10 calendar days before bids are due. The notice inviting informal bids shall describe the project in general terms, how to obtain more detailed information about the project, and state the time and place for the submission of bids.
(SCC 1150 § 1, 1999; SCC 1178 § 1, 2000; SCC 1558 § 4, 2014)
A. 
The County Purchasing Agent, the Deputy County Executives for Municipal Services, Public Works and Infrastructure and Administrative Services, the Directors of the Departments of General Services, Transportation, Waste Management and Recycling, and Water Resources and their designees are each authorized to award informally bid construction contracts pursuant to this chapter within the monetary limit specified in Public Contract Code Section 22032 as such limit may be adjusted by the State Controller from time to time.
B. 
If all bids received are in excess of the monetary limit specified in Public Contract Code Section 22032, the Board of Supervisors may, by passage of a resolution by four-fifths vote, award the contract at the higher monetary limit specified in Public Contract Code Section 22034(f) or less, to the lowest responsible bidder, if the Board determines the construction cost estimate was reasonable.
(SCC 1150 § 1, 1999; SCC 1178 § 1, 2000; SCC 1558 § 5, 2014; SCC 1606 § 53, 2017)