SECTIONS 21190-21191 - California Statutes

PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE

SECTION 21190-21191

21190. The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by
the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation
District, as provided for in Chapter 1617 of the Statutes of 1951.

21191. (a) All contracts for any improvement or unit of work when
the cost, according to the estimate of the engineer, will exceed ten
thousand dollars ($10,000), 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 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 Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 3247)
of Title 15 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code and to be
subject to the provisions of that chapter. 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 ten
thousand dollars ($10,000), 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), may not be purchased if
the cost exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), without advertising
for bids and awarding the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.