SECTIONS 21080-21081 - California Statutes

PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE

SECTION 21080-21081

21080. The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by
the Humboldt County Flood Control District, as provided for in
Chapter 939 of the Statutes of 1945.

21081. All contracts for any improvement or unit of work, when the
cost, according to the estimate of the engineer, will exceed five
thousand dollars ($5,000), 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 for the whole of the work, 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 divided into severable specific parts, or both, as stated
in the call. The board may let the work by single contract for the
whole or it may divide such work into severable parts by separate
contracts, as stated in such 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. In the event all
proposals are rejected or no proposals are received pursuant to
advertisement, or the estimated cost of such work does not exceed
five thousand dollars ($5,000), 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
force account. The district may purchase in the open market, without
advertising for bids, materials and supplies for use in any work
either under contract or by force account.

21081. All contracts for any improvement or unit of work, when the
cost, according to the estimate of the engineer, will exceed five
thousand dollars ($5,000), 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 for the whole of the work, 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 divided into severable specific parts, or both, as stated
in the call. The board may let the work by single contract for the
whole or it may divide such work into severable parts by separate
contracts, as stated in such 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 3 (commencing with Section 9000) of Part 6 of Division 4 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. In the event all
proposals are rejected or no proposals are received pursuant to
advertisement, or the estimated cost of such work does not exceed
five thousand dollars ($5,000), 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
force account. The district may purchase in the open market, without
advertising for bids, materials and supplies for use in any work
either under contract or by force account.