Background:
Education Code section 17604 authorizes the District, by a majority vote, to delegate to the Superintendent, or any person he may designate, to award contracts. Any contract made pursuant to this delegation and authorization must be approved or ratified by the Board, evidenced by a motion duly passed and adopted, to be valid and enforceable.
To streamline the procurement of goods and services for the benefit of the District, the Resolution delegates the authority to award contracts contained in Education Code section 17604 to the District's Superintendent, Chief Business Officer, Associate Superintendent(s), and Assistant Superintendent(s), but only pursuant to the following parameters:
· Student Services. No limit for classroom-based services for individual students, services related to Individual Education Plans, or other special education services;
· Construction, Repairs or Maintenance. $220,000 limit for construction, repair or maintenance services;
· Services. $50,000 limit, per vendor per year, for all other services;
· Equipment, Materials and Supplies. Up to the current bid limit for equipment, materials and supplies ($114,500 in 2024; Public Contract Code §20111).
Approval of this resolution also supplants the previous delegation of authority passed by the governing board in November 2015.
Fiscal Implication:
None
Recommended Action:
Recommended that the Board adopt Resolution No.06-110724, Authorizing Delegation of Authority to Approve Contracts Pursuant to Education Code Section 17604.