(a) A public project of Forty-five Thousand and no/100ths ($45,000.00) Dollars or less may be performed by City employees by force account, by negotiated contract, or by Purchase Order.
(b) A public project of an estimated amount exceeding Forty-five Thousand and no/100ths ($45,000.00) Dollars but not more than One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand and no/100ths ($175,000.00) Dollars may be let to contract by informal bid procedures as set forth in this article.
(c) A public project in an amount exceeding One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand and no/100ths ($175,000.00) Dollars shall, except as otherwise provided in this article, be let to contract by formal bidding procedures.
The described project cost limits of (a) through (c) in this section shall be increased automatically as authorized pursuant to the adjustments made by the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission under Section 22020 of the Public Contract Code.
(§ 1, Ord. 1638-NS, eff. January 12, 2018)