Item 24 - Ordinance Amending City Manager’s Contracting Authority for Non/Public Works Contracts & Construction

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Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 10 of 15 Section 11. Section 2-808 of Article VII.II (Purchasing Rules and Regulations) of Chapter 2 (Administration) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 2-808. Local preference in contracts for services. Except for those contracts for which the Charter of the City of Santa Ana prohibits the provision of a local preference, and/or those contracts funded through programs or partners which prohibit the use of a local preference, the city council authorizes the agency to extend a preference to local business and Orange County Business as set forth herein. (a) Contracts for services shall be awarded on the basis of demonstrated competence and on the professional qualifications necessary to for the satisfactory performance of the services required. In evaluating proposals for service contracts in amounts up to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), proposers which qualify as local business or Orange County business shall be eligible for preference points. The preference shall be added to the proposal to reach a final score in determining the most advantageous proposal. Said preference shall be set by resolution of the city council. (b) A non local proposer associating with a local business or Orange County business, shall be eligible for the local preference if a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the contract value will be performed by the local business or Orange County business. Section 12. Section 33-200 of Article VIII (Public Works Construction Rules and Regulations) of Chapter 33 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Works) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sec. 33-200. Purposes. (a) These rules and regulations for the contracting of public works construction services are to comply with section 421 422 of the city charter to: (1) Establish efficient procedures for construction of public works; (2) Distinguish between traditional public works construction and other more innovative modes of project management and project delivery which still comply with the city's charter; and (3) Establish procedures to allow for the efficient and fair construction of public works without favor or prejudice. (b) The city council finds that the city's charter, including but not limited to sections 200, and 421, and 422 conflict with existing state law set forth in the California Public Contract Code. Said charter provisions, this article