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Insofar as applicable the provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 in Sections 5230 to 5235, inclusive, in Chapter 8.5 of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Streets and Highways Code, relating to change of work, boundaries of Assessment District or proceedings, shall govern and control change of work, boundaries of the Assessment District and proceedings therefor.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 126,186.
Notice inviting sealed proposals or bids for doing the work described in the Ordinance of Intention shall refer to the specifications on file, shall state the estimated cost of any acquisition which may be required to be advanced as a part of incidental expenses referred to in Section 6.193 of this article at the time of entering into the contract.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 126,186.
Before being entitled to the contract, the bidder to whom the award was made, must advance to the Board of Public Works, in the event it so requires, all incidental expenses, including the estimated cost of any acquisition expenses, incurred up to the time of entering into the contract, but limited to the amount specified in the Notice Inviting Bids. All other acquisition costs shall be payable at the time of the delivery to the contractor or the contractor’s agent, or assigns, of the warrant, assessment and diagram as provided in Section 6.197 of this article.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 126,186.
The Council in its Ordinance of Intention or in the Final Ordinance ordering the work to be done may direct the Board of Public Works to let a contract for the making of said improvements. Such contract shall be let to the lowest regular responsible bidder, provided, however, that the Board shall not award any such contract for an amount in excess of one-tenth above the total estimated cost of the improvement (including the incidental expenses) as shown upon the proposed Assessment Roll, unless by order of the Council the amount of such excess is to be paid from funds designated and made available for that purpose.
If no bids are received or if all bids are rejected, the Board may re-advertise for bids at any time and such delay shall in no way affect the validity of any of the proceedings or assessments levied thereunder.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 126,186.
Before ordering any work to be done under this article the Council shall require, except as provided hereunder, the City Engineer to furnish it with plans and specifications therefor together with careful estimates of the costs and expenses of such work.
The owner or owners of lots or lands liable to be assessed for work may engage a registered civil engineer, registered pursuant to Chapter 7, Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, to prepare the plans for any work to be done under this article. The Council may purchase said plans for use in proceedings under this article and may establish rules, regulations and procedures to be followed by registered civil engineers engaged by owners in preparing plans, submitting them to and obtaining their approval by the City Engineer, and for the time, manner and determination of the amount to be paid for such plans; provided, however, that the amount paid for plans shall not exceed eight percent (8%) of the City Engineer’s estimate of the cost of work shown on the plans and that no payment shall be made for any plans which have not been approved by the City Engineer. The amount paid for any plans and any fee required to be paid pursuant to the aforesaid rules and regulations may be paid out of the City Treasury and shall be charged against the District as an incidental expense.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 126,186.
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