California Public Contract Code ARTICLE 29 - Public Entities—Municipal Improvement Act of 1913

• Section 20480.
  The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by cities, cities and counties, or counties, or other entities, public corporations, or agencies authorized to...
• Section 20481.
  At any time after the preliminary approval of the report provided for in Section 10300 of the Streets and Highways Code, the legislative body may...
• Section 20482.
  Each contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder after notice inviting sealed proposals is published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code...
• Section 20483.
  (a)All bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security which...
• Section 20484.
  Notice of award of the contract shall be published by the clerk of the legislative body once in the newspaper in which the notice of...
• Section 20485.
  The owners of three-fourths of the area of lands assessed or liable to be assessed, or their agents (who shall make oath that they are...
• Section 20486.
  If the owners fail to elect to take the work and to enter into a written contract therefor within 10 days, or to commence the...
• Section 20487.
  If, in the opinion of the legislative body, the public interest will not be served by allowing the property owners to take a contract, it...
• Section 20488.
  The contract shall provide that the work shall be done strictly in accordance with the plans and specifications contained in the report provided for in...
• Section 20489.
  The provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 relating to liquidated damages are incorporated in this division.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 465, Sec. 11.)
• Section 20490.
  If the contractor abandons the work, or fails to proceed with the work as rapidly as required by his contract, the legislative body may declare...
• Section 20491.
  At any time within 10 days after the award of any contract pursuant to this chapter, or if no bids are received, at any time...
• Section 20492.
  If the work is abandoned by the city before work is actually started or before any materials, supplies or equipment have been furnished or used,...
• Section 20496.
  The provisions of Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000) of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code are hereby expressly made applicable to...
• Section 20497.
  If in the opinion of the legislative body the public interest will not be served by allowing the property owners to take the contract it...

Last modified: October 22, 2018