DATE: February 26, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Pre-qualification Procedure for Bidders on Certain Public Works Projects
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Receive information and discuss the County's options regarding the adoption of a pre-qualification procedure and appeal process for bidders on certain public works projects, which would conform to the California Public Contract Code, section 20101, to be utilized at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning; and,
2. Provide direction to the Department of Public Works and Planning regarding the development of a pre-qualification procedure and appeal process for bidders on certain public works projects, which conforms to California Public Contract Code, section 20101.
REPORT
If your Board directs the Department of Public Works and Planning to develop a pre-qualification procedure and appeal process, staff would return to your Board within the next two months with a recommended policy largely based on the model guidelines created by the California Department of Industrial Relations. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose to continue the County's use for all projects of the more traditional competitive bidding model, wherein staff determines both bidder responsibility and responsiveness to bid specifications of the bid submittals, only after all bids have been submitted.
FISCAL IMPACT:
While there is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, the actual implementation of a pre-qualification procedure and appeal process on certain public works projects would result in some actual and potential impacts on the cost of that specific project. Pre-qualification would result in an actual increase in departmental staff costs during the bidding phase of that project. There may be potential savings in project management costs dur...
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