SEC. 4-13. TIER 2 PUBLIC PROJECTS.

   (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)

SEC. 4-14. TIER 3 PUBLIC PROJECTS.

   (A)   A public project in the amount listed in Cal. Pub. Con. Code, Section 22032(c), as may be changed from time to time, shall be bid out using the formal bidding procedures contained in Cal. Pub. Con. Code, Section 22037.

   (B)   The city engineer shall adopt plans, specifications and working details for all Tier 3 public projects.

(Ord. No. 2943)

SEC. 4-15. REJECTING ALL BIDS.

   The purchasing agent may at any time reject all bids.

(Ord. No. 2943)

SEC. 4-16. BONDS.

   In awarding a contract involving an expenditure in excess of the amount listed in Cal. Civil Code, Section 9550, the city shall require both faithful performance and payment bonds, each in the amount required by Cal. Civil Code, Section 9554. Such bonds shall be issued by an admitted surety insurer.

(Ord. No. 2943)

SEC. 4-17. CONTRACTS.

   Any public project over the amount listed in Cal. Labor Code, Section 1771, as may be amended from time to time, per contractor, shall be made by contract.

(Ord. No. 2943)

SEC. 4-18. TASK ORDERS.

   The public works director and city manager each may approve, and the purchasing agent may execute, any task order thereto that, collectively with all other task orders on the project, does not exceed the total contract value previously approved for the project.

(Ord. No. 2943, 3016)

SEC. 4-19. CHANGE ORDERS.

   The public works director and city manager each may award, and the purchasing agent may execute, any change order to a contract that, collectively with all other change orders on the project, does not exceed the contract plus contingency amount, if any, previously approved for the project.

(Ord. No. 2943, 3016)