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RESOLUTION NO.96-87
PURCHASiNG AND CONTRACTS AWARD RESOLUTION
AJOINT RESOLUTION OFTHE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS NOS.1,2,3,5,6,7,11,13,AND 14
OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA,ADOPTING A PURCHASING
SYSTEM AND POLICIES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING
PURCHASES OF SUPPLIES,SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT,AND
REPEALING RESOLUTION NO.86-81
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WHEREAS,California Government Code Section 54202 requires that every
local agency shall adopt policies and procedures,including bidding regulations,
governing purchases of supplies,services and equipment and that purchases of
supplies,services and equipment by the local agency shall be in accordance with said
duly adopted policies;and
WHEREAS,California Government Code Section 54204 requires that if the local
agency is other than a city,county or city and county,policies provided for in Section
54202 of said Code shall be adopted by means of a written rule or regulation,copies of
which shall be available for public distribution;and
WHEREAS,in order to establish efficient procedures for the purchase of
supplies,services and equipment and the letting of public works contracts at the best
possible cost commensurate with quality and delivery needs,together with other
relevant factors,to exercise positive financial control over purchases,to clearly define
authority for the purchasing function and to establish bidding procedures,a purchasing
system for the Districts and the Joint Administrative Organization,hereinafter referred
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to as “Districts”,beyond what is required by said Sections of the Government Code,is
desirable and in the best public interest.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Boards of Directors of County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,11,13 and 14 of Orange County,California,
DO HEREBY DETERMINE,ORDER AND RESOLVE:
ARTICLE I
GENERAL
INDEX
Section 1:System Adoption.
Section 2:Purchasing Division:Director Finance Authority.
Section 3:Requisitions.
Section 4:Cooperative Procurement.
Section 1:System Adoption In order to establish efficient procedures for the
purchase of supplies,services and equipment,and the letting of public works contracts
at the best possible cost commensurate with quality and delivery needs and other
relevant factors,to exercise positive financial control over purchases,to clearly define
authority for the purchasing function,to establish bidding procedures and in pursuance
of Section 54202 of the Government Code of the State of California,a purchasing
system is hereby adopted.
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Section 2:Purchasing Division:Director of Finance Authority There is hereby
vested in the Purchasing Division (hereinafter referred to as “Purchasing”),under the
general supervision and direction of the Director of Finance,the authority for the
purchase of supplies,services and equipment,letting of public works contracts and
establishment of rules,procedures and administrative policies relative thereto.The
Director of Finance may delegate or assign any or all of the following duties to the
Contracts Administrator/Purchasing Manager:
(a)To purchase or contract for supplies,services and equipment required by
any Department or Division,in accordance with purchasing procedures prescribed by
this Resolution;such administrative regulations as Purchasing shall adopt for the
internal management and operation of Purchasing;and such other rules and
regulations as shall be adopted by the Boards of Directors.
(b)To negotiate and recommend execution of contracts for the purchase of
supplies,services and equipment;for construction of public works projects;and for the
disposition of surplus property and by-products of the sewage treatment process.
(c)To review,approve or submit to General Counsel all contracts,purchase
orders and other related documents,the original executed copies of which shall be
delivered to the Board Secretary for custodianship.
(d)To prepare for the Districts,the needed standards and specifications of
quality in supplies,services,equipment and construction at the best cost and under the
most favorable conditions,with due consideration to delivery and other relevant factors.
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(e)To discourage uniform bidding and endeavor to obtain as full and open
competition as possible on all purchases and sales.
(f)To prepare rules,regulations,procedures and administrative policies,and
revisions thereto,governing the purchase of supplies,services and equipment;for the
letting of public works construction contracts in accordance with the provisions of state
law;and disposition of surplus property and by-products.
(g)To prepare rules,regulations,procedures and administrative policies,and
revisions thereto,governing the warehousing of inventories.
(h)To keep informed of current developments in the field of purchasing,
including but not limited to prices,market conditions and new products.
(i)To prescribe and maintain such forms as reasonably necessary to the
implementation of this Resolution and other rules and regulations of the Districts.
To develop specifications to establish minimum standards for all
purchases.
(k)To supervise the inspection of all supplies,services and equipment
purchases to insure conformance with specifications.
(I)To provide for transfer of surplus or unused supplies and equipment
between Departments as needed.
(m)To have custodianship and control of all inventories and surplus property.
(n)To maintain a bidders’list,vendors’catalog file,and records needed for
efficient operation of the Purchasing Division.
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(o)To review,approve and maintain active insurance documents for all
Districts’procurements.
(p)To undertake such other and future duties as,in the Director’s discretion,
are incidental and necessary to the conduct of the Division.
(q)In the event of the sate,transfer or reorganization of a supplier’s
business,or a change in the supplier’s name for doing business,the Contracts
Administrator/Purchasing Manager is authorized to revise all records to reflect said
event,so long as all other terms and conditions of the original agreement remain the
same.In such event of an assignment of the purchase order or contract by the
supplier,the Districts shall not be bound until they have given their consent in writing,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.An amendment to the original
agreement shall be prepared authorizing and consenting to the assignment,and shall
be executed by the General Manager or his designee on the Districts’behalf.
Section 3:Requisitions Alt employees of the Districts who need or require
supplies,services or equipment to carry out the defined duties of their positions,shall
submit requisitions for purchases or warehouse requisitions to Purchasing on standard
requisition forms and in accordance with the adopted rules,regulations,procedures
and policies of the Purchasing Division.
Section 4:Cooperative Procurement
(a)The Districts,through Purchasing,may participate in or sponsor,conduct
and/or administer a Cooperative Procurement Agreement for the acquisition of
procured items or services with any other public agency purchasing unit,in accordance
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with an agreement between the Districts and the other public agency.
(b)The Districts,through Purchasing,may sell to,acquire from,or use any
property belonging to another public agency,including the cooperative use of supplies
or services.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASES:SUPPLIES.SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT
INDEX
Purchases:Bidding Requirements.
Purchases:Emergency.
Purchases:Standardized Prices and Specialized Services.
Purchase Orders.
Purchases:Encumbrances of Funds.
Bidding Procedure:Purchases Greater than $50,000.00.
Open Market Procedure:Purchases Less Than $50,000.00.
Blanket Purchase Orders.
Inspection and Testing.
Purchases:Negotiated Contracts.
Section 5.Purchases:Bidding Requirements Except as hereinafter provided,
purchasing of supplies,services or equipment shall be by bid procedures as set forth
herein,when the purchase is estimated to have values greater than Twenty-Five
Thousand ($25,000.00)Dollars;the commodities or services may be obtained from
Section 5:
Section 6:
Section 7:
Section 8:
Section 9:
Section 10:
Section 11:
Section 12:
Section 13:
Section 14:
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more than one vendor;are not standardized as to price;and no emergency exists.
Section 6:Purchases:Emeraency Whenever an emergency arises which is,
or may be a threat to the continued required operations of the wastewater treatment
plants and facilities owned by the Districts,or when purchases are immediately
necessary for the preservation of life or property,or to avoid a threat to the public
health or safety,the Division may purchase supplies,services or equipment required
for immediate use,in an amount greater than Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000.00)
Dollars without observing the procedures set forth in this Resolution.In such event,the
General Manager or his designee shall advise the District Chairman and/or Chairman
Pro Tem,or the Joint Chairman and/or Vice Joint Chairman,as appropriate,of the
action taken,and such action shall be ratified by the Boards of Directors at their next
regular meeting.
Section 7:Purchases:Standardized Prices and Specialized Services In
purchases of supplies,services or equipment in which the items to be purchased have
a demonstrated uniformity in price,or it is determined that there is a sole source,or the
provider of services is determined to be uniquely qualified to perform specialized
services,Purchasing may make such purchases without observing the bidding
procedures of Section 11 below.
Section 8:Purchase Orders Purchases of all supplies,services or equipment
shall be made by purchase order and may also require a formal written contract,when
determined necessary or appropriate by the Contracts Administrator/Purchasing
Manager.To ensure that all policies and procedures governing purchase orders and
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contracts are followed,all contracts or purchase orders Q will be executed by the
Contracts Administrator/Purchasing Manager.Purchasing and employees
requisitioning supplies and equipment shall be responsible that orders and requisitions
are in conformity with the spirit and intent of this Resolution and that no purchase has
been broken into smaller units to evade any requirement of this Resolution.
Purchasing shall retain,in its files,one copy of all purchase orders issued during two
(2)years preceding,on which copy of the purchase order,there shall be a list of
bidders and prices bid for the materials or equipment purchased,or if no bids or
quotations were taken or received,a full statement as to the reason therefor.A record
of all sales or surplus property and by-products shall also be maintained by Purchasing
upon or in which is maintained the record of the bids received for the property or by
products sold,or if bids were not taken or received,a full explanation thereof.Such
records shall be maintained for two (2)years after the sale.
Section 9:Purchases:Encumbrances of Funds Except in cases of emergency,
no purchase order shall be issued for any supplies,services or equipment,unless there
exists an unencumbered appropriation balance in the fund against which said purchase
is to be charged.
Section 10:Bidding Procedure:Purchases Greater Than $50.000.00 Except
as otherwise provided by Section 8 herein,purchases of supplies,equipment and
services of estimated value greater than Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00)Dollars shall be
by written contract or purchase order agreement with the lowest responsible bidder,
pursuant to the procedures prescribed herein.
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Purchases of supplies,equipment and services that have appropriate budgetary
approvals shall be awarded directly by the Contracts Administrator/Purchasing
Manager.Supplies,equipment and services that are unbudgeted or purchases
exceeding the budgeted amount,or policy recommendations or ratifications,and all
public works contracts shall require Boards of Directors’approval prior to issuance or
award of a purchase order or contract.
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(a)Notice Inviting Bids The notice inviting bids shall include a general
description of the articles or services to be purchased or sold,shall state where bid
forms and specifications may be secured,and the time and place for opening bids.
(1)Published Notice The notice inviting bids shall set a date for the
opening of bids.The notice shall be published one (I)time at least ten (10)days
before the date for the opening of the bids.Notice shall be published in a newspaper
of general circulation,printed and published within the Districts’jurisdiction.
(2)Bidders List Purchasing may also solicit sealed bids from all
qualified,responsible prospective suppliers whose names are on the Bidders List
maintained by the Districts,or who have requested their names to be added thereto.
(3)Bulletin Boards Purchasing shall also advertise pending
purchases or sales by a notice posted on a public bulletin board in the Purchasing
Division Office,and by electronic bulletin board,as deemed appropriate by the
Contracts Administrator/Purchasing Manager.
(b)Bidder’s Security When deemed necessary by the Division,bidder’s
security may be prescribed in the contract specifications or in the public notice inviting
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bids.Bidders shall be entitled to the return of bid security upon the full execution of an
awarded contract or issuance of a purchase order,by the successful bidder.A
successful bidder shall forfeit his bid security upon refusal or failure to execute the
contract within the prescribed time after the notice of award of contract has been
delivered to bidder,unless the Districts are responsible for a delay in the prescribed
time.The Boards of Directors may,on refusal or failure of the successful bidder to
execute the contract,award it to the next lowest responsive,responsible bidder.If the
Boards of Directors award the contract to the next lowest bidder,an amount of the
lowest bidder’s security equal to the difference between the low bid and the awarded
bid,shall be forfeited to the Districts,and the surplus,if any,shall be returned to the
lowest bidder.
(C)Bid Opening Procedure Sealed bids shall be submitted to the Contracts
Administrator and Secretary of the Boards of Directors,and shall be identified as bids
on the envelope.Bids shall be opened in public by the Contracts Administrator or his
designated representative at the time and place stated in the public notices.A
tabulation of all bids received shall be open for public inspection during regular
business hours for a period of not less than thirty (30)calendar days after the bid
opening.
(d)Rejection of Bids In their discretion,the Boards of Directors may reject
any and all bids presented and readvertise for bids.If all bids are rejected,the Boards
of Directors,by majority vote,may declare that the materials or supplies may be
acquired at a lower cost by negotiation in the open market and authorize the purchase
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in that manner.
(e)Tie Bids If two or more bids received are for the same total amount or
unit price,(with quality and service being equal),and if the public interest will not be
best served by a delay of readvertising for bids,the Boards of Directors may accept the
one they choose or accept the lowest bid made by negotiation with the tie bidders at
the time of the award.
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(f)Performance Bonds Purchasing shall have authority to require a faithful
performance bond,a labor and materials bond and/or a warranty bond,before entering
into a contract in an amount as it shall find reasonably necessary to protect the best
interests of the Districts,If the Purchasing Division requires any of these bonds,the
form and amount of the bond shall be described in the notice inviting bids and in the
contract specifications.
(g)Exception Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a)through (f)
above,the Purchasing Division may award a contract to purchase supplies,equipment
or services in an amount greater than Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00)Dollars without
obtaining bids and following the procedures set forth above when the Contracts
Administrator/Purchasing Manager determines that:
(1)By purchasing immediately,it can avoid an imminent price increase
or realize a substantial price discount that is available on a short term basis only;or
(2)It can obtain equipment or supplies immediately that might not
otherwise be available at such time as purchasing procedures could be completed;or
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(3)Said contract for supplies,equipment or services has Boards of
Directors’approval for multiple one (1)year renewal periods.All such contract
renewals shall require the Contracts Administrator/Purchasing Manager approval.
(4)The supplies,equipment or services are only available from a sole
source.
All such purchases shall be ratified by the Boards of Directors at their next
regular meeting.
Section 11:Open Market Procedure:Purchases Less than $50.000.00
Purchases of supplies,equipment and services,of an estimated value in the amount of
Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00)Dollars or less on which bidding is not required by state
law,may be made by the Purchasing Division in the open market without observing the
procedures prescribed by Section 10 above.The procedures to be used for these
purchases are as follows:
(a)Minimum Number of Bids Open market purchase shall,whenever
possible,be based on at least three (3)bids and shall be awarded to the lowest
responsible bidder.
(b)Solicitation of Bids Bids shall be solicited by written requests to
prospective vendors or purchasers and/or by telephone,facsimile transmission and/or
by public notice posted on a public bulletin board in the Purchasing Division Offices.
(C)Receipt of Bids Bids shall be submitted to the Purchasing Division,who
shall keep a public record of all open market orders and bids for a period of two (2)
years after the submission of bids or the placing of orders.
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(d)Purchases Less Than $1 .The Purchasing Division may purchase
supplies,equipment and services of a value in the amount of One Thousand
($1 ,000.O0)Dollars or less per purchase order,without observing the procedures
prescribed in this Section when,in its discretion,it is determined that observing such
procedures would not result in a lower overall cost to the Districts.
Section 12:Blanket Purchase Orders The Purchasing Division may issue
annual blanket purchase orders for recurring purchases of miscellaneous supplies that:
(a)Because of economic considerations are not carried in stock in the
Districts’warehouse;
(b)Stock items designated as sole source;
(C)Purchasing determines that it is in the best interests of the Districts to
competitively bid a requirement blanket order for inventory items;or
(d)For miscellaneous services,
where such purchase of supplies and services in the aggregate will exceed an
estimated value of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00)Dollars from a single vendor during the
budget year,without observing the procedures prescribed in Section 10 when,in its
discretion,it is determined that such blanket purchase orders are at a cost favorable to
the Districts and will result in more efficient procurement of such items.Blanket
purchase orders shall be in conformity with the spirit and intent of this Resolution.The
Purchasing Division shall,at the beginning of each budget year,file a list of such
purchase orders and the estimated annual amount with the Director of Finance.
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Section 13:Inspection and Testing The supplies and equipment delivered,and
contractual services performed,shall be inspected to determine their conformance with
the specifications set forth in the purchase order or contract.Purchasing shall have
authority to request professional services,or to require chemical and physical tests of
samples submitted with bids and samples of deliveries which are necessary to
determine their quality and conformance with specifications.
Section 14:Purchases -Negotiated Contracts Notwithstanding other
provisions of this Resolution,the Boards of Directors may,when it appears in the best
interests of the Districts,authorize the Staff to negotiate and award a contract for
purchase of supplies,equipment or services without observing the procedures
prescribed in Sections 10 and 11 above.
(a)When such authorization has been granted for purchase of supplies,
equipment or services of an estimated value in the amount of Fifty Thousand
($50,000.00)Dollars or greater,the Staff shall obtain the concurrence of the District
Chairman and/or Chairman Pro Tem,or the Joint Chairman and/or Vice Joint
Chairman,as appropriate,prior to awarding such purchase.
(b)Whenever any contract for supplies,equipment or services has been
entered into between the Districts and a person or entity providing such supplies,
equipment or services,and Purchasing determines that it is in the best interest of the
Districts to continue said contract with such person or entity,Purchasing may,in its
discretion,negotiate an extension of such contract without observing the procedures
prescribed in Sections 10 and 11 above,provided the amount of the extension does not
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exceed Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00)Dollars.In the event the extension is in an
amount greater than Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00)Dollars,it shall be approved and
awarded by the Boards of Directors.This Section shall not apply to the letting of public
works construction contracts in excess of Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000.00)Dollars.
ARTICLE Ill
DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY
INDEX
Section 15:Surplus Supplies and Equipment.
Section 16:Sale of Real Property.
Section 15:Surplus Supplies and Equipment All departments and/or divisions
shall submit to Purchasing,at such times and in such form as it shall prescribe,reports
showing all supplies and/or equipment which are no longer used or which have become
obsolete or worn out.Purchasing shall have authority,pursuant to the provisions of
this Resolution,to sell,exchange for,or trade in on new supplies and equipment,or
dispose as deemed appropriate,all supplies and equipment which cénnot be used by
any other Department or Division,or which have become unsuitable for Districts’use.
Section 16:Sale of Real Property No real property of the Districts may be sold,
or any negotiations leading to such sale may be made,without prior approval of the
Boards of Directors.
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ARTICLE IV
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
INDEX
Section 17:Professional Services Agreement.
Section 17:Professional Services Agreement All contracts for the retention of
architectural,engineering and similar,related professional services shall be governed
by the Policy of the Boards of Directors Establishing Procedures for the Selection of
Professional,Engineering and Architectural Services,Resolution No.90-43,dated May
9,1990.
ARTICLE V
PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
Section 18:Public Works Contract Defined.
Section 19:Public Works:Bidding Required.
Section 20:Bidding Procedure:Public Works Construction Greater Than
$25,000.00.
Section 18:Public Works Contract Defined Public works contracts are herein
defined as contracts with duly licensed contractors in the State of California for the
furnishing of labor,materials,equipment and permits,as deemed necessary,for the
erection,construction,alteration,repair,improvement of wastewater collection,
treatment and disposal facilities,and any other public building,structure or
improvement necessary to the operation of the Districts,in an amount greater than
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Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000.00)Dollars,as per Public Contract Code Sections
20783 et seq.
Section 19:Public Works:Bidding Required When the expenditure required
for a public works construction project exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000.00)
Dollars,it shall be contracted for and let to the lowest responsible bidder,in
accordance with the provisions of Public Contracts Code Section 20783.
Section 20:Bidding Procedure -Public Works Construction Greater Than
$25.000.00 Procedures for soliciting bids and awarding contracts for public works
projects for more than Twenty-Five Thousand ($25,000.00)Dollars,shall be by written
contract with the lowest responsible bidder,pursuant to the procedures prescribed
herein and in accordance with applicable provisions of Public Contracts Code Section
20783 of the State of California.
(a)Notice Inviting Bids Notice inviting bids shall distinctly describe the work
to be performed,shall state where bid forms and specifications may be secured,and
the time and place for receiving and opening sealed bids.
(1)Published Notice Notice inviting bids shall set a date for the
opening of bids.The first publication or posting of the notice shall be at least ten (10)
calendar days before the date for the opening of the bids.Notice shall be published at
least two (2)times,not less than five (5)days apart,in a newspaper of general
circulation,printed and published within the Districts.
(2)Mailed Notice Unless the work to be done is proprietary,notice
inviting bids shall be mailed to all contractors on the Districts’list of bidders for the
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category of work being bid and all trade journals that publish notices for Orange
County public works projects,not less than thirty (30)calendar days before the date of
opening of bids.
(3)Bidders List Purchasing may also solicit sealed bids from all
qualified,responsible,prospective suppliers whose names are on a Bidders List that
may be maintained by Districts.
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(b)Bidder’s Security When deemed necessary by the Purchasing Division,
bidder’s security may be prescribed in the contract specifications and in the public
notice inviting bids.Bidders shall be entitled to return of bid security,upon full
execution by the successful bidder of an awarded contract by the Districts.A
successful bidder shall forfeit its bid security upon refusal or failure to execute the
contract within the prescribed time after the notice of award of contract has been
delivered to the bidder,unless the Districts are responsible for the delay in the
prescribed time.The Boards of Directors may,on refusal or failure of the successful
bidder to execute the contract,award it to the next lowest responsive,responsible
bidder.If the Boards of Directors award the contract to the next lowest bidder,an
amount of the lowest bidder’s security equal to the difference in an amount between the
low bid and the awarded bid,shall be forfeited to the Districts,and the surplus,if any,
shall be returned to the lowest bidder.
(c)Bid Opening Procedure Sealed bids shall be submitted to the Contracts
Administrator and Secretary of the Boards of Directors and shall be identified as a bid,
on the envelope.Bids shall be opened in public by the Contracts Administrator or his
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designee at the time and place stated in the public notice.A tabulation of all bids
received shall be open for public inspection during regular business hours for a period
of not less than thirty (30)calendar days after the bid opening.
(d)Rejection of Bids In their discretion,the Boards of Directors may reject
any and all bids presented and readvertise for bids.If,after the opening of bids,all
bids are rejected,the Boards of Directors,on a Resolytion adopted by a four-fifths (4/5)
vote,may declare that the work can be performed more economically by day labor,or
the materials or supplies furnished at a lower price in the open market and may have
the work done in a manner stated in the Resolution in order to take advantage of this
lower cost.
(e)Tie Bids If two or more bids received are for the same total amount or
unit price (with quality and service being equal)and if the public interest will not be best
served by a delay or readvertising for bids,the Boards of Directors may accept the one
they choose,or accept the lowest bid made by negotiation with the tie bidders at the
time of the award.
(f)No Bids If no bids are received,the Districts may have the work done by
force account;may readvertise for bids pursuant to the procedures herein;or may
select a contractor by negotiation.
(g)Emergencies Whenever an emergency arises which is,or may be,a
threat to the continued operation of the wastewater facilities,support facilities and/or
administrative facilities operated by the Districts,a contract for the repair or
replacement of the public facility may be ordered by the General Manager without
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complying with the provisions of this Resolution or the Public Contracts Code.This
authority is hereby delegated to the General Manager,or his designee,by the Boards
of Directors pursuant to the authority of Public Contract Code Section 22050.In such
event,the General Manager shall advise the District Chairman and/or Chairman Pro
Tern,or the Joint Chairman and/or Vice Joint Chairman,as appropriate,of the action
taken,and such action shall be confirmed by a four-fiflhs (4/5)vote of the Boards of
Directors at their next regular meeting.
(h)Performance Bonds The Purchasing Division shall require a faithful
performance bond and a labor and materials bond.A warranty bond may be required
before entering into a contract in an amount up to one hundred (100%)percent of the
amount of the contract,as it shall find reasonably necessary to protect the best
interests of the Districts.The form and amount of the bond shall be described in the
notice inviting bids,or in the contract specifications.
(i)Cost Records Cost records shallbe kept in the manner provided in
Sections 4000 to 4007,inclusive,of the California Government Code.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
INDEX
Section 21:Noncompliance.
Section 22:Severability
Section 23:Repeal of Conflicting Rules.
Section 24:Effective Date.
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Section 21:Noncompliance Any transaction failing to comply with this
Resolution in any respect is voidable in the discretion of the Boards of Directors,and
any employee willfully and knowingly violating any provision of this Resolution may be
subject to disciplinary action.
Section 22:Severability If any section,subsection,subdivision,sentence,
clause or phrase of this Resolution is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid,such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the entire Resolution or
any of the remaining portions thereof.The Boards of Directors hereby declare that they
would have passed this Resolution,and each section,subsection,subdivision,
sentence,clause and phrase thereof,irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections,subsections,subdivisions,sentences,clauses or phrases be declared
unconstitutional or otherwise invalid.
Section 23:Repeal of Conflicting Rules Resolution No.86-8~and all
Resolutions or motions,or portions thereof in conflict herewith,are hereby rescinded
and made of no further effect.
Section 24:Effective Date This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption by the Boards of Directors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held November 20,1996
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
)SS.
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I,PENNY KYLE,Secretary of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation
Di~tricts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,11,13 and 14 of Orange County,California,do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No.96-87 was passed and adopted at a regular
meeting of said Boards on the 20th day of November,1996,by the following vote,to
wit:
AYES:Walter K.Bowman,George Brown,John Collins,Jan Debay,
Barry Denes,Shirley Dettloff,Burnie Dunlap,
Norman Z.Eckenrode,James M.Ferryman,James H.Flora,
Don R.Griffin,Barry Hammond,Victor Leipzig,Wally Linn,
Pat McGuigan,Mark A.Murphy,Margie L.Rice,
Thomas R.Saltarelli,Sheldon S.Singer,Roger R.Stanton,
Peer A.Swan,Charles E.Sylvia,Daniel T.Welch
NOES:None
ABSENT:Chris Norby,Sal A.Sapien,Bob Zemel
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of County Sanitation District No.I on behalf of itself and Districts Nos.2,3,5,6,7,
II,13 and 14 of Orange County,California,this 20th day of November,1996.
Penny Kyle,~crótap~
Boards of Dkdctors(9ounty Sanitation
Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7,11,13 and 14 of
Orange County,California
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