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Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Various Sections of Article IV (Contracts) and Article V (Administrative Procedures and Policies) Concerning Conformance of Alameda's Bidding Procedures on Public Works Projects to Public Contract Code 22032 and California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting. (Public Works 310) (45 minutes)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Introduction of an Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Sections of Article IV (Contracts) and Article V (Administrative Procedures and Policies) in Chapter II (Administration) Concerning Conformance of Alameda's Bidding and Contract Award Procedures on Public Works Projects to Public Contract Code and California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting
BACKGROUND
Staff proposes to amend contracting provisions in Alameda's Municipal Code (AMC) to enable the Public Works Department to deliver faster, more efficiently, and with less legal risk on its construction projects, especially those related to the maintenance of City buildings.
In 1983, the State adopted the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA) to provide for more flexibility and efficiency in public works contracting. It provided local public entities with the ability to opt into the Act. In 1990, Alameda opted in. Today 215 cities, 39 counties, and 365 school districts have also opted in.
CUPCCAA introduced both formal and informal (or streamlined) procedures for competitively bidding construction contracts. The general principle is that, the larger the project, the more stringent the bidding procedure and the more approvals required from the public entity's governing board. Smaller projects are afforded more flexible bidding procedures and relief from the requirement to gain the governing board's approval in order to help reduce the cost and time associa...
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