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| NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | |||||
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| Charter City | County | Charter Section | Ordinance | Bidding Threshold | Comments |
| Alameda |
Alameda | Sec. 3.15 | 30,000 | Signatory to CUCCAC | |
| Albany |
Alameda | Sec. 4.03 | 100,000 | PCC Provisions Apply | |
| Berkeley |
Alameda | Sec. 67 | 7.18.010 | 200,000 | |
| Chico |
Butte | Sec.1110 | 1110 | 25,000 | PCC Provisions Apply |
| Dinuba |
Tulare | Sec. 5.05 | 96,600 | ||
| Eureka |
Humboldt | Sec. 710 | 39.42 | 15,000 | |
| Exeter |
Tulare County | 75,000 | Not Available at this time | ||
| Folsom |
Sacramento | Sec. 5.04 | 40,000 | Adjusted by CPI | |
| Fortuna |
Humboldt | Art. IV Sec. 400 | 97-607 | No Limit | |
| Fresno |
Fresno | Section 1208 | 100,000 | ||
| Gilroy |
Santa Clara | Sec. 1109 | 35,000 | ||
| Grass Valley |
Nevada | Art 13 Sec 2(b) | 25,000 | ||
| Hayward |
Alameda | Sec. 1303 | 2-8.01 | 35,000 | Council sets by Ordinance |
| Kingsburg |
Fresno | 5,000 | |||
| Lemoore |
Kings | Art III | 10,000 | Set by Ordinance | |
| Lindsay |
Tulare | Sec. 8.11 | 75,000 | ||
| Marina |
Monterey | 3.16.060 | 5,000 | ||
| Marysville |
Yuba | Article V | 2.76.120 | 25,000 | |
| Merced |
Merced | Sec. 1109 | 50,000 | ||
| Modesto |
Stanislaus | Sec. 1307 | 8-3.102 | 50,000 | Set by Ordinance |
| Monterey |
Monterey | Sec. 28-20 | 50,000 | ||
| Mountain View |
Santa Clara | Sec. 1107 | 45,000 | ||
| Napa |
Napa | Sec. 101 | Municpal Codes 2.91-2.94 | 30,000 | The City uses the limits established by 22032 |
| Oakland |
Alameda | 50,000 | PCC Provisions Apply | ||
| Oroville |
Butte | 5,000 | PCC Provisions Apply | ||
| Pacific Grove |
Monterey | Art. 40 | 15,000 | ||
| Palo Alto |
Santa Clara | Art 7 Sec 6 | All to Lowest Bidder | ||
| Petaluma |
Sonoma | Sec. 68 | 15,000 | CPI Adjusted | |
| Piedmont |
Alameda | Sec. 4.11 | 10,000 | PCC Provisions Apply | |
| Porterville |
Tulare | Sec. 61 | 5,000 | ||
| Redwood City |
San Mateo | 49a, 67, 68 | 100,000 | ||
| Richmond* | Contra Costa | 25,000 | Set by Ordinance | ||
| Roseville |
Placer | Sec. 7.21 | 15,000 | Adjusted? by CPI | |
| Sacramento |
Sacramento | Art. XIV Sec. 200 | 3.60.020 | 100,000 | Set by Ordinance |
| Salinas |
Monterey | Sec. 81 | 50,000 | Except Sewer, UPCCAA | |
| San Francisco |
San Francisco | 400,000 | |||
| San Jose |
Santa Clara | Sec. 1217 | 1,000,000 | ||
| San Leandro |
Alameda | Sec. 540 | 1-5-200 | 5,000 | By Ordinance |
| San Mateo |
San Mateo | Sec. 5.22 | 100,000 | Annually, by Ordinance | |
| San Rafael |
Marin | Article XIII, Sec. 3.1 | 11.50.020 | 44,000 | By Ordinance |
| San Ramon |
Contra Costa | Article IV | A7-11 | 100,000 | By Ordinance |
| Sand City |
Monterey | Sec. 2 | City may exercise all power over Muncipal Affairs |
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| Santa Clara |
Santa Clara | Sec. 1310 | 25,000 | PCC Provisions Apply | |
| Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz | Sec. 1414 | 3.08.090 | 25,000 | By Ordinance |
| Santa Rosa |
Sonoma | Sec. 44 | 250,000 | Or State Law for Caltrans | |
| South San Francisco |
San Mateo | 4.04.095 | 30,000 | ||
| Stockton |
San Joaquin | Sec. 2000-2002 | 30,224 | Indexed | |
| Sunnyvale |
Santa Clara | Sec 1309 | 2.09.070 | 50,000 | Set by Ordinance |
| Truckee |
Nevada | Sec. 200 | 5,000 | PCC Provisions Apply | |
| Tulare |
Tulare | Sec. 46 | 15,000 | PCC Provisions Apply | |
| Vallejo |
Solano | 3.2 | 25,000 | By Ordinance | |
| Visalia |
Tulare | Sec. 10 | 5,000 | By State or City Ordinance per PCC | |
| Watsonville |
Santa Cruz | Sec. 1117 | 30,000 | Signatory to CUCCAC | |
| Woodlake |
Tulare |
Sec. 4.4 | 75,000 | Signatory to CUCCAC | |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | |||||
| Charter City | County | Charter Section | Ordinance | Bidding Threshold | Comments |
| Adelanto |
San Bernardino | Sec. 607 | Sec. 3.45.10 | 75,000 | |
| Alhambra |
Los Angeles | Sec. 135 | Sec. 3.40.010 | 50,000 | |
| Anaheim |
Orange | Sec. 1211 | 5,000 | Follows the Public Contract Code for General Law Cities | |
| Arcadia |
Los Angeles | Sec. 1212 | Sec. 2842 | 30,000 | |
| Bakersfield |
Kern | Sec. 3.20.060 | 40,000 | $75,000 for purchase of ashphalt or concrete | |
| Big Bear Lake |
San Bernardino | Sec.1004 | 4,000 | ||
| Buena Park* | Orange | Sec. 328.110 | |||
| Burbank |
Los Angeles | Sec. 1200 | Sec. 2.2.114 | 100,000 | |
| Carlsbad |
San Diego | Sec. 404 | Sec. 3.28.080 | 125,000 | Signatory to CUCCAC |
| Cerritos |
Orange | Sec. 905 | Sec. 3.20.090 | 5,000 | |
| Chula Vista |
San Diego | Sec. 1009 | 50,000 | ||
| Compton |
Los Angeles | Sec. 1511 | Sec. 4.11.4 | 5,000 | |
| Culver City |
Los Angeles | Sec. 1604 | Sec. 3.07.055 | 20,000 | |
| Cypress |
Orange | Sec. 1012 | Sec. 21A.19 | 100,000 | The Charter says $3,500, but Municipal Code has increase it to $100,000. |
| Del Mar |
San Diego | Sec. 201 | 5,000 | ||
| Desert Hot Springs |
Riverside | Sec. 300 | Sec. 3.44.100 | 25,000 | |
| Downey |
Los Angeles | Sec. 1211 | 15,000 | Unless all bids are rejected or none received, Council can vote to do it with own forces if less than $30,000 | |
| El Centro |
Imperial | Sec. 300 | Sec. 2-185.11 | 200,000 | |
| Glendale |
Los Angeles | Article 6 Sec.9(d) | Sec. 4.12.070 | 50,000 | Director of Public Works |
| Huntington Beach |
Orange | Sec. 614 | 25,000 | ||
| Indian Wells |
Riverside | Sec. 3.34.010 | 100,000 | Informal $30,000 Formal $100,000 Not CUCCAC |
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| Industry |
Los Angeles | Sec. 3.52.010 | 125,000 | Signatory to CUCCAC | |
| Inglewood* | Los Angeles | Sec. 2-196 | 75,000 | Changed by Resolution 06-04 | |
| Irvine |
Orange | Sec. 1004 | Sec. 6.10.201 | 125,000 | Signatory to CUCCAC |
| Irwindale |
Los Angeles | Sec. 607 | Sec. 3.44.110 | 5,000 | Based on the California PCC |
| La Quinta |
Riverside | Sec. 3.30.060 | 5,000 | Follow State requirements; 3.30.050 state tha prevailing wages are not required | |
| Lancaster* | Los Angeles | Sec. 3.32.070 | 30,000 | CUCCAC/Charter | |
| Loma Linda |
San Bernardino | Sec. 3.32.150 | 5,000 | ||
| Long Beach |
Los Angeles | Sec. 1800 | Sec. 2.84.010 | 100,000 | |
| Los Alamitos |
Orange | Sec. 1206 | 10,000 | ||
| Los Angeles |
Los Angeles | Sec. 371 | Sec. 10.15 | 20,000 | |
| Needles |
San Bernardino | Sec. 1109 | 15,000 | ||
| Newport Beach |
Orange | Sec. 1110 | 30,000 | ||
| Norco |
Riverside | Sec. 1 | 5,000 | ||
| Oceanside |
San Diego | Sec. 301 | No limit | ||
| Palm Desert |
Riverside | Sec. 3.30.040 | 10,000 | ||
| Palm Springs |
Riverside | Sec. 7.03.040 | 125,000 | Signatory to CUCCAC | |
| Palmdale* | Los Angeles | Sec. 300 | 3.08.160 public project and 3.08.170 not CUCCAC | 30,000 | |
| Pasadena |
Los Angeles | Sec. 1002 | 75,000 | ||
| Placentia |
Orange | Sec. 608 | 25,000 | ||
| Pomona |
Los Angeles | Sec. 2-1001 | 125,000 | Signatory to CUCCAC | |
| Port Hueneme |
Ventura | Sec. 2567 | 75,000 | $80,000 by vote of the City Council | |
| Rancho Mirage |
Riverside | Sec. 3.33.030 | 125,000 | Signatory to CUCCAC | |
| Redondo Beach |
Los Angeles | Sec. 2-6. 1.02 | 50,000 | ||
| Riverside |
Riverside | Sec.1109 | 50,000 | ||
| San Bernadino |
San Bernardino | Sec.12.20.030 | 5,000 | ||
| San Buenaventura |
Ventura | Sec. 1006 | Sec. 4.600.01. | 125,000 | Set by the Public Contract Code for organizations signatory to CUCCAC: PCC Sec. 22032(b) |
| San Diego |
San Diego | Sec. 22.3105 | 100,000 | Force account limit | |
| San Luis Obispo |
San Luis Obispo | Sec. 901 | Sec. 3.24.140 | 30,000 | CUCCAC/Charter |
| San Marcos |
San Diego | Sec. 200 | Sec. 2.30.090 | No Limit | Charter and Municipal Code pages under construction |
| Santa Ana |
Orange | Sec. 422 | Sec. 33-203 | ||
| Santa Barbara |
Santa Barbara | Sec. 519 | Sec. 4.52.190 | No limit | |
| Santa Maria |
Santa Barbara | Sec. 600 | Sec. 3-4.13 | 30,000 | CUCCAC/Charter |
| Santa Monica |
Los Angeles | Sec. 1508 | Sec. 2.24.071 | 100,000 | |
| Santee* | San Diego | Title 3, Revenue and Finance 3.24 purchasing | 20,000 | ||
| Seal Beach |
Orange | Sec. 1010 | 23,300 | Revised annually by the City Engineer | |
| Shafter* | Kern | Sec. 2.68.220 | 50,000 | $15,000 informal $50,000 formal | |
| Signal Hill |
Los Angeles | Sec. 3.20.195 | 5,000 | ||
| Solvang* | Santa Barbara | Sec. 200 | 30,000 | CUCCAC/Charter | |
| Temple City |
Los Angeles | Sec. 607 (E) | 5,000 | Public Works contracting shall follow general law. | |
| Torrance |
Los Angeles | Sec. 1450 | Sec. 22.2.1 | 50,000 | |
| Ventura* | Ventura County | Sec. 1006 | Sec. 4.6 | 125,000 | Charter silent |
| Vernon* | Los Angeles | Charter silent | |||
| Victorville |
San Bernardino | Sec. 2.28.170 | 125,000 | Signatory to CUCCAC | |
| Vista* | San Diego | Article 3, Section 300 | No.: 3.08.040 | 50,000 | Signatory to CUCCAC |
| Whittier |
Los Angeles | Sec. 1110 | 10,000 | ||
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View the SCCA March-April 2011 Industry Alert section on page 32 that brings readers up to date on CIFAC actions in four Southern California cities including Los Angeles, and the Fullerton Unified School District