For City Council Meeting [September 28, 2021]
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
Eric Vail, City Attorney
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Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 7777 Electing Under Public Contract Code Section 22030 to Become Subject to the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Procedures; and to Introduce Ordinance No. 1662 to Amend Chapter 2.48 - Purchasing, of the Rialto Municipal Code.
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BACKGROUND
Chapter 2.48 - Purchasing of the Rialto Municipal Code regulates the City's purchasing procedures, and was originally adopted pursuant to Ordinance No. 742 on March 20, 1978. At that time purchasing regulations were established requiring City Council approval of any purchase or contract in an amount exceeding $10,000 - the City Administrator's "Signature Authority."
Amendments to the purchasing regulations have occurred over time, as follows:
* Ordinance No. 1062, adopted May 3, 1989, to implement a 1% local business preference.
* Ordinance No. 1165 adopted March 3, 1992, replacing Chapter 2.48 in its entirety to update and conform to bidding standards at that time, including an increase of the Signature Authority to $15,000.
* Ordinance No. 1201, adopted November 2, 1993, to implement a 2% local business preference.
* Ordinance No. 1334 adopted July 2, 2002, replacing Chapter 2.48 in its entirety to update and conform to bidding standards at that time.
* Ordinance No. 1664 adopted February 26, 2019, amending certain provisions within Chapter 2.48
The last whole-sale update to the purchasing procedures was in 2002, and the Signature Authority of $15,000 has not been updated since 1992.
Currently, section 2.48.250 of the Rialto Municipal Code regulates the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment under informal bidding procedures for costs up to $15,000. These procedures require a notice inviting bids to be issued, with at least three written bids received, and with award to the lowest responsible bidder...
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