345 ORDINANCE NO 345
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 3 26 030(A) AND
3 26 050(E) OF CHAPTER 3 26 OF TITLE 3 OF THE GRAND TERRACE
MUNICIPAL CODE, WHICH INCREASES THE CITY MANAGER'S
AUTHORIZATION LIMIT TO $25,000 FOR CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC
PROJECTS AND MAINTENANCE, AS DEFINED THEREIN
WHEREAS, Public Contract Code Section 20100 et seq establishes contracting,
bidding, and other procedures for public projects, and
WHEREAS, the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (codified at
Public Contract Code Section 22000 et seq ) provides for an alternative procedure for the
City to contracting, bidding and other procedures for public projects ("Act"), provided that
the City adopt this informal bidding ordinance and a resolution electing to be subject
to the public construction cost accounting procedures of the Act, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Resolution No 2020-39 electing to be
subject to the public construction cost accounting procedures of the Act, and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted informal bidding requirements for public
projects pursuant to the Act, and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted bidding requirements for maintenance work,
and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend Sections 3 26 030(A) and
3 26 050(E) of Chapter 3 26 of Title 3 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code in order to
increase the City Manager's authorization limit to $25,000 for contracts for public projects
and maintenance, as defined therein
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY GRAND TERRACE
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3 26 030(A) Section 3 26 030(A) of
Chapter 3 26 of Title 3 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code is hereby amended as
follows
"3 26 030 — Bid Procedures for defined public projects
A Authority to Award
1 The City Manager may award contracts for public projects or
maintenance work of $25,000 or less pursuant to the requirements
of this Chapter
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2 Contract for public projects or maintenance work over
$25,000 shall be awarded by the City Council pursuant to the
requirements of this Chapter
SECTION 2 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3 26 050(E) Section 3 26 050(E) of
Chapter 3 26 of Title 3 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code is hereby amended as
follows
"E Authority to Award Contract The City Manager is authorized to
award a contract for public project or maintenance work pursuant to the
process set forth in this Section if the lowest bid received is $25,000 or less
Contracts valued at more than $25,000 shall require City Council approval "
SECTION 3 SEVERABILITY If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence,
clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
place, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court
of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this
ordinance The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance,
and each and every section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional
SECTION 4 EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall be effective on the thirtieth
(30th) day after the day of its adoption
SECTION 5 CERTIFICATION The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Ordinance and cause the same to be published as required by law
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Grand
Terrace at a regular meeting held on the 8th day of November 2022
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Darcy
Mayor
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Debra Thomas
City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Adrian R Guerra
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I Debra L Thomas, City Clerk of the CITY OF GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No 345 was
duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council, approved and signed by the
Mayor, and attested by the City Clerk, at the regular meeting of said City Council held
on the 8th day of November 2022, and that the same was passed and adopted by the
following vote
AYES Council Members Allen, Wilson, and Robles, Mayor Pro Tern
Hussey, Mayor McNaboe
NOES None
ABSENT None
ABSTAIN None
Executed this 15th day of November 2022, at Grand Terrace, California
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Debra L Thomas _, -
City Clerk
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