(A) A public project in the amount listed in Cal. Pub. Con. Code, Section 22032(b), as may be changed from time to time, shall be bid out using the informal bidding procedures contained in Cal. Pub. Con. Code, Section 22034. Notice shall be provided in accordance with Cal. Pub. Con. Code, Section 22034(a)(2). The public works director may award Tier 2 public project contracts up to $100,000; the city manager may award, and the purchasing agent may execute, any Tier 2 public project contracts.
(B) If all bids received are in excess of the amount listed in Cal. Pub. Con. Code, Section 22032(b), as may be changed from time to time, the city council may, by adoption of a resolution by a four-fifths vote, award the contract up to the higher amount listed in Cal. Pub. Con. Code, Section 22034(d) to the lowest responsible bidder if the council determines the city’s cost estimate was reasonable.
(Ord. No. 2943, 3016)