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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: April 1, 2013 <br />Ordinance <br />Agenda Section:File Number:13-066 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.B. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Debbie Pollart <br />Public Works Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:ADOPT: Ordinance No. 2013-002, an Ordinance Amending Title 1, Chapters <br />1-5 and 1-6 of the San Leandro Municipal Code Relating to Contracts for <br />Public Works Projects and Contracts for Purchases (enhances the City's <br />ability to handle routine purchasing and public works projects in a timely and <br />cost-effective manner by increasing the threshold for bidding and purchases ) <br />The City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows: <br />SECTION 1.PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to enhance the City’s ability <br />to handle routine purchasing and public works projects in a timely and cost-effective manner. <br />The threshold for public works projects requiring City Council approval was established over <br />twenty years ago. The thresholds for competitive or informal bidding for purchases were <br />established over ten years ago. This ordinance updates the thresholds and facilitates the <br />efficient accomplishment of smaller projects while encouraging competition . <br />SECTION 2.Section 1-5-200 of the San Leandro Municipal Code is hereby amended <br />as follows, with deletions in strikethrough and additions in underlined text: <br />1-5-200 COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIRED <br />Public Works projects , other than maintenance and repair, requiring an expenditure in <br />excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) shall be subject to competitive bidding. <br />Projects requiring an expenditure in excess of Fifteen Fifty Thousand Dollars <br />($15,000$50,000) shall be awarded by the City Council. Projects requiring an <br />expenditure of Fifteen Fifty Thousand Dollars ($15,000$50,000) or less shall be <br />awarded by the City Manager or his designee. For purposes of this Chapter, the term <br />“City” shall mean and include the City Council for projects in excess of Fifteen Fifty <br />Thousand Dollars ($15,000$50,000) and shall mean and include the City Manager or <br />his designee for projects of Fifteen Fifty Thousand Dollars ($15,000$50,000) or less. <br />SECTION 3.Section 1-6-215 of the San Leandro Municipal Code is hereby amended <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/26/2013