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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1682 PAGE THREE Dollars i$500~00) for public works construction as defined in Charter Section 421: (a) Notice Inviting Bids. Notice inviting bids shall include a general description of the project, the place to obtain the plans and specifications, and the time and place for opening bids. The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general ~ir6~lation.in the city for at least two (2) days, the first of which shall be at least ten (10) days before the date set for opening bids. The pur- chasing officer shall make a good faith effort to send a notice inviting bids to all businesses engaged in providing labor and materials for such construction located within the boundaries of t~e City of Santa Ana. (b)' The Bid. Included with the plans and speci- fications for a public works project shall be the following documents: instructions'to bidder, proposal, bond samples and the contract. The bidder shall execute the proposal and contract, and submit them sealed with at least a ten percent (10%) bid bond, cashier's check or certified check. (c) Award Of Cohtract. ~Upon opening the bids at the time and plaCe Stated in t~e~nOtice, the aggregate bid of each bidder shall be publicly declared. Following the determination of the lowest and best bidder, the pro- p~'al and agreement from this bidder Shall be sent to the city attorney for approval as to forml The documents shall then be presented to the City Council for approval and authorization for execution. If two (2) or more bids re- ceived are the same and the lowest, the Council may accept the one it chooses. The right to.reject any or all such bids is expressly reserved to the City. (d) Notification of Award. A notification letter, a request for bonds, when necessary, and a copy of the fully executed contract shall be delivered to the successful bidder. (e) Performance Bonds. To secure faithful pgrforman~e of the contract, the city manager is authorized tO require security in the form of cash, cashier's check, certified check/ or corporate faithful performance bonds, in the following percent of the aggregate amount bid: One Hundred Percent (100%) Bond for Faithful Performance, and Fifty Percent (50%) Contractor's Payment Bond. ~ SECTION 5: That seCtion~2~80~ ~of the Santa Ana Municipal Code, is hereby amended'to read as follows: