SECTIONS 21210-21212

21210.  The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts bythe Sacramento County Water Agency, as provided for in Chapter 10 ofthe Statutes of the 1952 First Extraordinary Session.21211.  The agency shall have the power to make contracts, employlabor and to do all acts necessary for the full exercise of itspurposes and powers. The board of directors of the agency may causeconstruction or other work to be performed or carried out bycontracts or by the agency under its own superintendents ashereinafter provided.21212.  (a) All contracts for the construction of any unit of work,except as provided in this article, estimated to cost in excess ofthree thousand dollars ($3,000), shall be let to the lowestresponsible bidder in the manner provided in this article. The boardof directors of the agency shall advertise pursuant to Section 6066of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulationpublished in the agency's jurisdiction inviting sealed proposals forthe construction of the work before any contract is made, and may letby contract separately any part of the work. The board shall requirethe successful bidder to file with the board good and sufficientbonds to be approved by the board conditioned upon the faithfulperformance of the contract and upon the payment of any claims forlabor and material and containing the terms and conditions set forthin Title 15 (commencing with Section 3082) of Part 4 of Division 3 ofthe Civil Code and to be subject to the provisions of that title.The board shall also have the right to reject any bid, in which casethe board may advertise for new bids. (b) In the event no proposals are received pursuant toadvertisement, or where the estimated cost of the work does notexceed three thousand dollars ($3,000), or the work consists ofemergency work, the board of directors, by unanimous vote of allmembers present, may, without advertising for bids, have the workdone by force account. In case of an emergency, if notice for bids tolet contracts will not be given, the board shall comply with Chapter2.5 (commencing with Section 22050). (c) The agency may purchase in the open market withoutadvertisement for bids, materials and supplies for use in any workeither under contract or by force account. (d) The provisions of this section have no application to acontract entered into with the United States under the authority ofSection 6 of Chapter 10 of the Statutes of the 1952 FirstExtraordinary Session, or to a contract authorized by a vote of theelectorate of the agency.21212.  (a) All contracts for the construction of any unit of work,except as provided in this article, estimated to cost in excess ofthree thousand dollars ($3,000), shall be let to the lowestresponsible bidder in the manner provided in this article. The boardof directors of the agency shall advertise pursuant to Section 6066of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulationpublished in the agency's jurisdiction inviting sealed proposals forthe construction of the work before any contract is made, and may letby contract separately any part of the work. The board shall requirethe successful bidder to file with the board good and sufficientbonds to be approved by the board conditioned upon the faithfulperformance of the contract and upon the payment of any claims forlabor and material and containing the terms and conditions set forthin Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000) of Part 6 of Division 4 ofthe Civil Code and to be subject to the provisions of that title. Theboard shall also have the right to reject any bid, in which case theboard may advertise for new bids. (b) In the event no proposals are received pursuant toadvertisement, or where the estimated cost of the work does notexceed three thousand dollars ($3,000), or the work consists ofemergency work, the board of directors, by unanimous vote of allmembers present, may, without advertising for bids, have the workdone by force account. In case of an emergency, if notice for bids tolet contracts will not be given, the board shall comply with Chapter2.5 (commencing with Section 22050). (c) The agency may purchase in the open market withoutadvertisement for bids, materials and supplies for use in any workeither under contract or by force account. (d) The provisions of this section have no application to acontract entered into with the United States under the authority ofSection 6 of Chapter 10 of the Statutes of the 1952 FirstExtraordinary Session, or to a contract authorized by a vote of theelectorate of the agency.