§ 3.08.051. Contracts by county road commissioner.

A.

Pursuant to California Public Contract Code section 20409, the county road commissioner is authorized to employ workmen, purchase materials, equipment, tools, and appliances for such work as is necessary to construct or maintain bridges and to keep them in repair, without advertising for bids as required by sections 20402, 20403, and 20404, provided that all such contracts are within the budget approved by the board of supervisors for road purposes and that all such contracts for services be routed for approval by the county administrative officer, county auditor and county counsel.

B.

Pursuant to California Contract Code section 20395, the county road commissioner is authorized to have any work upon county highways performed under his or her supervision in any of the following ways, provided all such contracts are within the budget approved by the board of supervisors, for road purposes and all contracts providing for services, under this section, be routed for approval by the county administrative officer, county auditor and county counsel.

1.

By contracting for both the work and material with the lowest responsible bidder, provided that the contract does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars.

2.

By entering into separate contracts, one for the purchase of materials and another for the performance of work, provided that each contract does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars or is a line item in the budget approved by the board of supervisors, regardless of the amount. In that events, the materials shall be bought at the lowest possible cost and the contract for the work shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.

3.

By purchasing the material and having the work performed by county employees, in which case advertising for bids is not required.

4.

By executing changes for any contract in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars for contracts of fifty thousand dollars or less, or ten percent for contracts over fifty thousand dollars, but not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars. In no event shall any change exceed a total addition of twenty-five thousand dollars. For contracts whose original cost exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars, the extra cost of any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, plus five percent of the amount of the original contract cost in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars. In no event shall any change or alteration exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars. All changes shall be in the form of a contract amendment and shall be approved in advance by the county administrative officer, county counsel and county auditor.

5.

By purchasing material and entering a contract for work, or entering a contract covering both work and material, without advertising for bids, when the estimated cost of emergency work necessitated by the imminence or occurrence of a landslide, flood, storm damage or other emergency exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars and the public interest and necessity demand immediate action to safeguard life, health or property.

(Ord. 1261 §2, 2002)

(Ord. No. 1303, § 5, 1-16-07)