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HomeMy WebLinkAbout93.Item 2 PPP LaPA Committee 10-09-17_OCSD Legislative ConceptsWWW.TOWNSENDPA.COM SACRAMENTO • WASHINGTON, DC SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA • NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TPA Presentation to: Orange County Sanitation District October 9, 2017 Slide 2 Legislative Concept 1 •Concept: –Amend Public Contracting Code for Sanitation Districtstoincreasethethresholdforcontracting •Background: –According to the California public contracting codesection20783,when Sanitation Districts do workthemselvesbyforceaccount,the amount shall notexceedfivethousanddollars($5,000) •Sanitation Districts are required to contract anyworkbetween$5,000 and $35,000 •Sanitation Districts are required to bid out any workovera$35,000 amount Slide 3 Legislative Concept 1 •Proposed Legislative Concept –Introduce legislation to amend Public Contracts Code Section 20783 to raise the thresholds for contracting and/or bidding. •Potential Hurdles: –Statewide Impact –Anticipate opposition from Building and Construction Trades Slide 4 Legislative Concept 2 •Concept: –Amend Public Contracting Code for Sanitation Districtstomodifythebidadvertisingrequirement •Background: –California Public Contracts Code 20783 also requiresSanitationDistrictstoadvertiseitsconstructionbidsinaprintnewspaper •The first publication or posting of the notice shall be at least 10 daysbeforethedateofopeningthebids.Notice shall be published at leasttwice,not less than five days apart,in a newspaper of generalcirculation,printed and published in the district,or if there is none,itshallbepostedinatleastthreepublicplacesinthedistrictthathavebeendesignatedbythedistrictboardastheplacesforpostingthisnotice.The notice shall distinctly state the work to be done. Slide 5 Legislative Concept 2 •Proposed Legislative Concept: –Introduce legislation to amend Public ContractsCodeSection20783to: •Modify the requirement to post in a print newspaper to give OCSD flexibility and save money. •Another modification to the advertising requirementcouldbereducingtheamountofinformationyoumustdisclose •Potential Hurdles: –Statewide impact –Anticipated opposition from newspaper industry Slide 6 Legislative Concept 3 •Concept: –Design Build Authorization for Future OCSD AdministrationBuildings •Background: –In 2014,the Legislature passed SB 785 (Wolk),a landmark design buildbill.This bill gave local authorities more autonomy to enter into designbuildcontracts –Specific to Special Districts,SB 785 allows design build for: •regional and local wastewater treatment facilities •regional and local solid waste facilities •regional and local water recycling facilities •fire protection facilities –SB 785 does not allow for using design build on Administration typebuildings Slide 7 Legislative Concept 3 •Background Continued: –OCSD has been looking into sponsoring legislation that would authorize the headquarters project to be built using design-build. •Due to the timing of the Headquarters project,this option is no longer viable. –Design-Build could still be utilized for future Administration type buildings at both Plant No.1 and Plant No.2. Slide 8 Legislative Concept 3 •Proposed Legislative Concept: –Introduce legislation that grants OCSD the explicit authority to use the design-build process onAdministrationbuildings. –OCSD currently has design build language in section20785ofthePublicContractsCode •This language allowed the use of design build forconstructionprojectsover$6 million.This language expired January 1,2013. •Potential Hurdles: –Potential opposition from labor Slide 9 Legislative Concept 4 •Concept: –Inspection of sewer laterals at the time of a parcel sale •Background: –The Little Hoover Commission released a report to the Legislature on special districts in August 2017. •Within the report,they recommend that the Legislature fund a study that would determine the feasibility of requiring the inspection and repair of sewer lines on properties at the time of sale Slide 10 Legislative Concept 4 •Proposed Position: –Support industry associations in the initiative to implement the study recommended by the Little Hoover Commission. –The study could be done in partnership with a university or an appropriate State Department. Slide 11 •General Manager Recommendation –Provide direction to staff on the legislative concepts illustrated in the Agenda Report. Slide 12 Thank You Cori Williams Eric O’Donnell Southern California Director Associate cwilliams@townsendpa.com eodonnell@townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com www.townsendpa.com