Ordinance No. 1102469
ORDINANCE NO. 1102
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING SECTION 21A -19 OF THE CYPRESS MUNICIPAL CODE REVISING THE
FORMAL BID LIMIT FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES FIND,
DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Sec 21A-19 of Chapter 21A, "Purchasing System," of the code of the City of
Cypress, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 21A-19. Contracts for public works.
Every project involving an expenditure of more than one hundred
thousand dollars ) ($100,000) for the construction, improvement, repair, or
maintenance of public works shall be let in accordance with the procedures set forth in
the Charter of the City of Cypress. Such projects involving an expenditure of twenty-
five thousand one hundred thousand dollars ($25000.00) ($100,000) or less may be
affected by the use of city forces or let through informal bid procedures applicable to
the purchase of supplies and equipment. For Professional Services Contracts under
fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) related to Public Works Projects, the City Manager is
authorized to enter into contract. Contracts in excess of fifty thousands dollars
($50,000) shall be approved by City Council. These limits shall be updated annually
before July 1 of each year, based on the cost index for construction costs in Los
Angeles area as published by ENGINEERING NEWS- RECORD, New York, New
York, by resolution of City Council.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance, or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or
ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or
effectiveness of the remaining portions of this article or any part thereof. The City Council
hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph,
sentence, clause or phrase of this article irrespective of the fact that one or more sections,
subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective. To this end the provisions of this article are declared
to be severable.
FIRST READING at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the 13th
day of October, 2008 and finally adopted and order posted at a regular meeting held on the
27th day October, 2008.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
_ YOR • F TH TY% F CYPRESS
I, DENISE BASHAM, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing was duly adopted at a regularly scheduled meeting of said City Council held on the
27th day of October, 2008, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bailey, Luebben, Narain, and Seymore
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mills
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS