2007 California Public Contract Code Article 96. San Joaquin County Flood Control And Water Conservation District

CA Codes (pcc:21310-21311)

21310.  The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by
the San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District,
as provided for in Chapter 46 of the Statutes of 1956.



21311.  (a) All contracts for any improvement or unit of work when
the cost, according to the estimate of the engineer, will exceed two
thousand dollars (,000), shall be let to the lowest responsible
bidder or bidders in the manner provided in this article.  The board
shall first determine whether the contract shall be let as a single
unit, or shall be divided into severable parts, or both, according to
the best interests of the district.  The board shall call for bids
and advertise the call by three insertions in a daily newspaper of
general circulation or by two insertions in a weekly newspaper of
general circulation printed and published in the district inviting
sealed proposals for the construction or performance of the
improvement or work before any contract is made.  The call for bids
shall state whether the work is to be performed as a unit or shall be
divided into severable specific parts, or both, as stated in the
call.  The board may let the work by single contract for the whole as
a unit or it may divide the work into severable parts by separate
contracts, as stated in the call, according to the best interests of
the district.  The board shall require the successful bidder or
bidders to file with the board good and sufficient bonds to be
approved by the board conditioned upon the faithful performance of
the contract and upon the payment of their claims for labor and
material, the bonds to contain the terms and conditions set forth in
Title 15 (commencing with Section 3082) of Part 4 of Division 3 of
the Civil Code and to be subject to the provisions of that title.
The board shall also have the right to reject any bid.
   (b) In the event no proposals are received pursuant to
advertisement, or the estimated cost of the work does not exceed two
thousand dollars (,000), or the work consists of channel
protection, maintenance work, or emergency work, the board of
supervisors may, without advertising for bids, have the work done by
day labor, under the direction of the board, by contract, or by a
combination of the two.  In case of an emergency, if notice for bids
to let contracts will not be given, the board shall comply with
Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050).
   (c) The district may acquire in the open market, without
advertising for bids, materials, equipment, and supplies for use in
any work or for any other purpose; provided, however, that materials
and supplies for use in any new construction work or improvement,
except work referred to in subdivision (b), shall not be purchased if
the cost exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars (,500), without
advertising for bids and awarding the contract to the lowest
responsible bidder.