...Title
Amendments to Title 27 of the San José Municipal Code Related to the Procurement of Public Works. - RENUMBERED FROM ITEM 3.3
...Recommendations
Approve an ordinance that continues the process of modernizing, streamlining, and clarifying the public works contracting process by amending certain chapters and sections of Title 27 of the San José Municipal Code as follows:
(a) Amending Sections 27.04.100, 27.06.070, and 27.10.560 to make the threshold amounts for micro contracts and for the Director to award certain public works contracts subject the inflation adjustment process already in Title 27;
(b) Amending Section 27.06.060 to expand the required expiration date of the prequalified contractor pools used for the competitive work order procurement process from 12 months to 24 months;
(c) Amending Section 27.06.070 to add another basis for determining the award of on-call contracts to reflect current practice;
(d) Amending Chapters 27.26 and 27.28 to modify certain compensation and dispute resolution provisions to accommodate updates to 29-year-old standard construction contract provisions relating to delay, claims and compensation; and
(e) Amending Section 27.50.020 to clarify certain reporting requirements to better support open and transparent government practices.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (City Attorney/City Manager)
[RENUMBERED FROM ITEM 3.3 (21-397)]