SECTIONS 21120-21121 - California Statutes

PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE

SECTION 21120-21121

21120. The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by
the Monterey County Water Resources Agency, as provided for in the
Monterey County Water Resources Agency Act.

21121. (a) All contracts for any improvement or unit of work, if
the cost according to the estimate of the engineer, exceeds five
thousand dollars ($5,000), shall be let to the lowest responsible
bidder or bidders.
(b) 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
agency.
(c) 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 territory of the agency inviting sealed proposals
for the construction or performance of the improvement or work before
any contract is entered into. 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 or it may divide the work into
severable parts by separate contracts, as stated in the call,
according to the best interests of the agency.
(d) 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 in connection
with the contract. The bonds shall 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 are subject to the provisions of
that title.
(e) The board may reject any bid. The board of supervisors may,
without advertising for bids, have the work done by force account if
any of the following requirements are met:
(1) All the projects are rejected.
(2) No proposals are received in response to the advertisement.
(3) The estimated cost of the work does not exceed five thousand
dollars ($5,000).
(4) The work consists of channel protection, maintenance work, or
emergency work. 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).
(f) The agency 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.
(g) The Monterey County Board of Supervisors may grant to the
board of directors, appointed pursuant to Section 49 of the Monterey
County Water Resources Agency Act (Chapter 1159 of the Statutes of
1990), any of the powers or duties granted to the Monterey County
Board of Supervisors by this section.

21121. (a) All contracts for any improvement or unit of work, if
the cost according to the estimate of the engineer, exceeds five
thousand dollars ($5,000), shall be let to the lowest responsible
bidder or bidders.
(b) 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
agency.
(c) 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 territory of the agency inviting sealed proposals
for the construction or performance of the improvement or work before
any contract is entered into. 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 or it may divide the work into
severable parts by separate contracts, as stated in the call,
according to the best interests of the agency.
(d) 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 in connection
with the contract. The bonds shall 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 are subject to the provisions of
that title.
(e) The board may reject any bid. The board of supervisors may,
without advertising for bids, have the work done by force account if
any of the following requirements are met:
(1) All the projects are rejected.
(2) No proposals are received in response to the advertisement.
(3) The estimated cost of the work does not exceed five thousand
dollars ($5,000).
(4) The work consists of channel protection, maintenance work, or
emergency work. 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).
(f) The agency 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.
(g) The Monterey County Board of Supervisors may grant to the
board of directors, appointed pursuant to Section 49 of the Monterey
County Water Resources Agency Act (Chapter 1159 of the Statutes of
1990), any of the powers or duties granted to the Monterey County
Board of Supervisors by this section.