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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS FURTHER AMENDING THE LOS ALTOS HELLS MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 2-4.04, CONCERNING BIDDING PROCEDURES The City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE Section 2-4.04 entitled "Advertisement for Bids" of Chapter 4 (Purchasing System) of Title 2 (Administration) is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 2-4.04. Bidding Procedures. All purchases of goods and public projects,the cost of which is One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and no/100ths ($125,000.00) Dollars or more, shall be based upon specifications theretofore approved by the City Council and'submitted for formal bidding. The notice inviting bids to purchase shall be advertised upon authority of the City Council, and such advertisement shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation published nearest to the city, and in addition invitations to bid may be mailed to prospective vendors at the discretion of the City Manager. The bids submitted shall be received by the City Clerk, to be opened by the City Manager at the time designated. The following exceptions shall apply: 1. Informal Bid Procedures for Purchase of Goods.For the purchase of goods above Fifteen Thousand Dollars and no/l 10ths($15,000),the City Manager shall solicit at least three(3) competitive bids and shall be awarded on the basis of the bid most advantageous to the Town. 2. Informal Bid Procedures for Purchase of Public Projects. a. Informal Bid Procedures.Public projects, as defined by the Act and in accordance with the limits listed in Section 22032 of the Public Contract Code,may be let to contract by informal procedures as set forth in Section 22032,et seq., of the Public Contract Code. b. Contractors List.A list of contractors shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Section 22034 of the Public Contract Code and criteria promulgated from time to time by the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission. c. Notice Inviting Informal Bids.Where a public project is to be performed which is subject to the provisions,of this section, a notice inviting informal bids shall be mailed to all contractors for the category of work to be bid,as shown on the Contractor List, and to all construction trade journals as specified by the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission in accordance with Section 22036 of the Public Contract Code.Additional contractors and/or construction trade joumals may be notified at the discretion of the department soliciting bids,provided however: (1) If there is no list of qualified contractors maintained by the Town for the particular category of work to be performed,the notice inviting bids shall be sent only to the construction trade journals specified by the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission. (2) If the product or service is proprietary in nature such that it can be obtained only from a certain contractor or contractors,the notice inviting informal bids may be sent exclusively to such contractor or contractors.