REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AND
CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
DATE: 07/21/2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board
FROM: Department of Water & Power and LRM Department
SUBJECT:
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Resolution establishing a Conflict of Interest Policy governing Design-Build Projects.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Applicable law requires that the City develop guidelines for a standard organizational conflict of interest policy governing the ability of a person or entity that performs services for the local agency relating to the solicitation of a design-build project to submit a proposal as a design-build entity or to otherwise join a design-build team. The accompanying proposed Resolution would adopt such a policy for the City.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the:
a. City Council adopt Resolution No. 2021-092.
b. Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct the City Council to take the above actions.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
Public construction projects are traditionally procured through the design-bid-build process, where separate firms design and construct a project. However, in rare cases applicable law authorizes public agencies such as the City to procure public construction projects through a design-build process, where the same firm is responsible for the design and construction of a project. There are many potential advantages to the design-build procurement method for project owners, which may include a reduction in overall time to complete the project, the ability to select the design-build team based on qualifications, experience, and cost and a reduction in project change order claims.
Public Contract Code ? 22160 et seq. is one source of design-build statutory authority for the City.
ANALYSIS:
As a prerequisite for utilizing this design-build method, Public Contract Code, ? 22162(c) specifically provides:
(c) The local agency shall develop guidelines for ...
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