TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
SUBJECT:Title
Resolution Declaring the City's Intent to Become Subject to the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act for all Public Projects; Ordinance Adding Chapter 2.37 to the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code and Providing Informal Bidding Procedures (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 17-0095
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council adopt a resolution declaring its intent to become subject to the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (UPCCAA or Act) for all public projects as defined in Public Contracting Code ? 22002(c) and introduce an ordinance adding Chapter 2.37 to the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code, providing informal bidding procedures (Attachment 1, Draft Resolution, Attachment 2, Draft Ordinance and Attachment 3 Public Contracting Code ? 22022)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City of Manhattan Beach has a robust Capital Improvement Program (CIP), with 137 public projects valued at $125 million planned over the next five years. However, the City lacks the authority to employ efficiencies available under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (UPCCAA) for public projects valued between $5,000 and $175,000. By adopting a resolution electing to become subject to the UPCCAA procedures, and an ordinance providing informal bidding procedures, staff can save up to three month or more in implementing small capital and repair projects that currently require undertaking formal bidding procedures. This staff report provides an overview of the UPCCAA and its potential benefits, and recommends that City Council adopt the proposed resolution and introduce the proposed ordinance, which if approved, will allow City staff to begin utilizing UPCCAA procedures in September, 2017.
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