Before awarding any contract for construction of works the governing body shall cause to be published a notice inviting sealed bids for doing it.

The notice shall refer to the plans and specifications on file. It shall be published twice in a daily, semi-weekly, or weekly newspaper, published and circulated in the district, and designated by the governing body. If there is no newspaper published in the district, and the district is less than a county, the notice shall be published in a newspaper in the county in which the district is located.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 5012

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Health and Safety Code 14
  • District: as used in this chapter , includes city, county, city and county, or any municipal or public corporation or district which is authorized to acquire, construct, own, or operate a sewer system. See California Health and Safety Code 4951
  • Governing body: as used in this chapter , means the governing body of the district. See California Health and Safety Code 4952
  • Works: as used in this chapter , includes any or all of the following facilities, including, but not limited to, necessary lands, rights-of-way, or other property:

    California Health and Safety Code 4950

The time fixed for receiving bids shall be not less than ten days from the first publication of the notice.

(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

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