HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 4028ORDINANCE NO. 4 0 ~ B
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION
3.20.090FOFTHEBAKERSFIELDMUNIClPAL
CODE RELATING TO BONDING FOR CITY
PROJECTS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Subsection F of Section 3.20.090 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code relating to
bonding is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3.20.090 Formal Contract Procedures.
F. Bonds. Except for work to be performed by city's own work forces, the
following bonds shall be procured. In every contract for the erection of any public building
or works, or in furnishing any supplies, equipment and materials for same, the city shall
require a faithful performance bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent of the
contract price issued by an insurer admitted to transact the class of surety insurance in the
state of California and rated B+7 or better by A.M. Best Rating Service or an equivalent
nationally recognized rating service. In addition to the above performance bond, in every
contract for the erection of any public building or works, or in furnishing any supplies,
equipment and materials for same, unless otherwise required by law, the city shall require
a faithful labor and materials bond (payment bond) in an amount equal to one hundred
percent of the contract price issued by an insurer admitted to transact the class of surety
insurance in the state of California and rated B+7 or better by A.M. Best Rating Service or
an equivalent nationally recognized rating service.
SECTION2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of the Bakersfield
Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after the date of its
passage.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted
by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held onSFp 5 ~131
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERCA~SON, BENHAM, MAGGARD, COUCH, HANSON. SULLIVAN, SALVAGGIO
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER ~ ~ ~ Cc._
CITY CLERK and EX oFFice'S) of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED: SEP
By:
HARVEY L. HALL, ~ayor,
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD'
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BART J. THILTGEN
City Attorney
Deputy City Attorney
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SS.
County of Kem
PAMELA A. McCARTHY being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield;
and that on the 6th day of September , 2001 she posted on the Bulletin Board at
City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of the following: Ordinance No. 4028 , passed by
the Bakersfield City Council at a meeting held on the 5th day of September 2001
and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 3.20.090 OF THE BAKERSFIELD
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO BONDING FOR CITY PROJECTS.
/s/PAMELA A. McCARTHY
City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield
DEP~JTY"Ci~y ~ler~- x~, ~
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September 6, 2001