Where a public project is to be performed which is subject to the provisions of this subchapter, a notice inviting formal bids shall be mailed, faxed, or emailed to all contractors for the category of work to be bid, as shown on the list developed in accordance with § 34.76, and to all construction trade journals as specified by the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission in accordance with Cal. Pub. Con. Code § 22036. Additional contractors and/or construction trade journals may be notified at the discretion of the department/agency soliciting bids, provided however:
(A) 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 mailed, faxed, or emailed only to the construction trade journals specified by the Commission.
(B) 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 mailed, faxed, or emailed exclusively to such contractor or contractors.
(Ord. 570-C.S., passed 6-3-08; Am. Ord. 657, passed 11-5-19)