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"2.16.140: PUBLIC PROJECT CONSTRUCTION WORK: Procurement for public projects shall be made in accordance with the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act. The notice inviting bids for any public project involving an expenditure in excess of twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) shall state that a payment bond is required from the successful bidder in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total amount payable pursuant to the public project contract. The payment bond shall be in a form of a bond and not a deposit or other security in lieu of a bond. Prior to or concurrent with the award of a contract for a public project, the City Engineer shall review and approve the working details, drawings, plans, and specifications prepared for every public project which may affect the design or operation of public improvements and which may bring into question the City's liability for dangerous conditions of public property. The City Council shall review and approve the working details, drawings, plans and specifications prepared for every public project of more than Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) prior to or concurrent with the award of a contract for the public project. A. A "public project" is defined in Public Contract Code section 22002 as any of the following: 1..-Construction,_ reconstruction, erection, alteration, renovation, improvement, demolition — -and repairworkinvolving any publicly owned, leased, or operated facility; 2. Painting or repainting of any publicly owned, leased or operated facility; -- 3. - -In the case of publicly owned utility system, "public project" shall include only the construction, erection, improvement or repair of dams, reservoirs, power plants, and electrical transmissionlines of two hundred thirty thousand (230,000) volts and higher. B. The contracting procedures and the dollar limits set forth in Public Contract Code section 22032 are as follows: 1. Seventy Five Thousand Dollars Or Less: Public projects of Seventy Five Thousand - Dollars ($75000.00) or less may be performed by the employees of the City by force account, by negotiated contract, or by purchase order. 2. Seventy Five Thousand One Dollars To Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars: Public projects having a contract value greater than Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,001.00) and up to Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($220,000.00) may be let to contract by informal bidding procedures as set forth in the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act and as follows: a. Contractors List: A list of qualified contractors shall be developed and maintained by the Purchasing Agent in accordance with the provisions of section 22034 of the Public Contract Code and any applicable criteria promulgated, from time to time, by the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission. b. Notice Inviting Informal Bids: When a public project is to be undertaken which is subject to the provisions of this chapter, a notice inviting informal bids shall be mailed, faxed, or emailed to all contractors for the category of work to be bid, as shown on the City's list of qualified contractors and to all construction trade journals as specified by the California Uniform BOrdinances\Nos 2900-2999 in Wordt2984 Amending Chapter 2.16 Purchasing - Adoption.docx-ms