Chapter 8.07
PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS GENERALLY

Sections:

8.07.010    Bid procedures in public works contracts.

8.07.020    Change orders for public works contracts – City Manager authority.

8.07.010 Bid procedures in public works contracts.

Public works projects not subject to the alternative bid procedures as set forth in Chapter 8.06 CMC shall be let to contract through a competitive bid process designed to select the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The procedures to be followed shall at all times comply with applicable laws. (Ord. 2011 § 3, 2010)

8.07.020 Change orders for public works contracts – City Manager authority.

A. The City Manager, or his/her designee, is hereby authorized to approve and execute individual change orders where the aggregate amount of all change orders does not exceed $10,000 or 10 percent (whichever is greater) of the total contract price as originally awarded.

B. Any change orders that exceed the amounts authorized by this section shall be executed by the City Manager, or his/her designee, only upon the approval of the City Council.

1. However, if the cost of delaying the work (considering both direct and indirect costs) exceeds $5,000, the City Manager is authorized to execute a single change order up to the full amount of the City Manager’s authority pursuant to CMC 8.05.030. The amount of this change order shall be in addition to the amounts authorized by subsection A of this section, and this change order is only authorized if there are sufficient funds in the allocated project budget. The City Manager shall report the change order to the City Council at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

C. The City Manager, or his/her designee, shall not approve any change orders unless there exists an unencumbered appropriation in the fund account against which the change order is to be charged and the change order does not materially change the scope of work. (Ord. 2037 § 1, 2013; Ord. 2011 § 3, 2010)