SECTIONS 20520-20522 - California Statutes

PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE

SECTION 20520-20522

20520. The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by a
city council, as provided in the Municipal Lighting Maintenance
District Act of 1927, Part 3 (commencing with Section 18600) of
Division 14 of the Streets and Highways Code.

20521. The city council shall make all contracts and all necessary
provisions for the furnishing of the maintenance and operation
finally determined upon for the lighting systems which are to be
maintained and operated from funds of the district. Such contracts
shall be made in the same manner and after the same notice and by the
same persons as other city contracts for such items of maintenance
and operation are made unless such contracts of the city are not
required to be made after competitive bidding. In that case the
contracts for the district shall be let only after competitive
bidding and the officer whose duty it is to let contracts for such
items for the city shall give or cause to be given a notice inviting
sealed bids on the items to be purchased and fix a time and place at
which the bids will be opened and declared in public. The contract
shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, or if necessary
for the public good any and all bids may be rejected and in such case
readvertisement shall be had in the same manner as before. The
notice inviting bids shall be published at least twice and the first
publication shall be at least 10 days before the time set for opening
the sealed bids.

20522. (a) All bids for construction work shall be presented under
sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms
of bidder's security:
(1) Cash.
(2) A cashier's check made payable to the district.
(3) A certified check made payable to the district.
(4) A bidder's bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made
payable to the district.
(b) Upon an award to the lowest bidder, the security of an
unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in a reasonable period of time,
but in no event shall that security be held by the district beyond
60 days from the time the award is made.