For City Council Meeting October 14, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Tim Sullivan, Assistant City Manager
Title
Request City Council to: (1) Introduce for First Reading, Ordinance No. 1705 Amending the Municipal Code Chapter 2.48 - Purchasing, Section 2.48.200 - Purchasing Process to Update the Bidding Thresholds for Public Works Contracts Consistent with California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act; and (2) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Related Documents.
(ACTION)
Body
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff requests that the City Council:
1) Introduce for first reading of an ordinance to amend the Municipal Code Chapter 2.48 - Purchasing; Section 2.48.200 - Purchasing Process to update bidding thresholds for public works contracts consistent with the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act; and
2) Authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute all related documents.
BACKGROUND:
With Resolution No. 7777, adopted September 28, 2021, the City Council adopted the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCA) set forth in Public Contract Code section 22000 et seq. with respect to awarding contracts, or through force account, to perform public projects. In accordance with the CUPCCA, the City may utilize the Act's procedures when contracting for public projects, or in its sole discretion, when contracting for maintenance work, or for any other work that is not otherwise considered a public project.
On October 12, 2021, the City adopted Ordinance No. 1662 amending Chapter 2.48 of the Rialto Municipal Code, including section 2.48.200, which establishes the bidding thresholds for public works contracts.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
In 2021, when Ordinance No. 1662 was adopted, the CUPCCA had the following thresholds, which were reflected in the Rialto Municipal Code at section 2.48.200:
(a) As established pursuant to Public Contract Co...
Click here for full text