Section 20682.5 Of Article 43. Community Services Districts From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 43.
20682.5
. (a) A district may construct or complete any building,
structure, or improvement with its own forces or by contract without
bidding when the cost does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000).
(b) All contracts for the construction or completion of any
building, structure, or improvement, when the cost exceeds
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), shall be contracted for and
let to the lowest responsible bidder after notice. If two or more
bids are the same and the lowest, the district board may accept the
one it chooses.
(c) The district shall publish a notice inviting bids for any
contract for which competitive bidding is required at least one time
in a newspaper of general circulation in the district at least 10
days before the time specified for receiving bids. The notice
inviting bids shall set a date for opening the bids and distinctly
state the work to be done.
(d) If the general manager recommends and the board of directors
determines that the publication of advertisements of the notice in
trade journals and papers in lieu of publication pursuant to
subdivision (c) will increase the number of business enterprises
receiving that notice, the board of directors may by resolution
declare that those notices shall be published in trade journals and
papers at least 10 days prior to the time specified for receiving
bids.
(e) If plans and specifications are prepared describing the work,
all bidders shall be afforded an opportunity to examine the plans and
specifications, and the plans and specifications shall be attached
to and become part of the contract, if one is awarded.
(f) At its discretion, the board of directors may reject any bids
presented and readvertise.
(g) In the case of an emergency, the board of directors may act
pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050).
(h) The board of directors may, subject to Chapter 5 (commencing
with Section 9550) of Title 3 of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil
Code, require the posting of those bonds it deems desirable as a
condition to the filing of a bid or the letting of a contract.
(i) The district shall keep cost records of the work in the manner
provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 5
of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(j) As an alternate to the procedures required by this section, a
district may rely on the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting
Act, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 22000) of Part 3 of Division
2.