SECTIONS 21260-21261 - California Statutes

PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE

SECTION 21260-21261

21260. The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by
the Del Norte County Flood Control District, as provided for in
Chapter 166 of the Statutes of 1955.

21261. All contracts for any improvement or unit of work when the
cost, according to the estimate of the engineer, will exceed two
thousand dollars ($2,000), 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 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 pursuant to Section 6066 of the
Government Code 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
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 the work does not exceed two
thousand dollars ($2,000), 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. 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). 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.

21261. All contracts for any improvement or unit of work when the
cost, according to the estimate of the engineer, will exceed two
thousand dollars ($2,000), 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 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 pursuant to Section 6066 of the
Government Code 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
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 the work does not exceed two
thousand dollars ($2,000), 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. 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). 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.