Section 20914.

(a) The district shall advertise, pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, for contracts for all vessel repair, maintenance, and alteration work whenever the estimated expenditure exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and for all other construction, repair, maintenance, and alteration work and all similar work, and for all insurance purchased by the district for any reason, except physical damage insurance, employee benefit insurance, liability insurance, or worker's compensation insurance, whenever the estimated expenditure exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), as follows:

(1) In at least one newspaper and not more than three newspapers designated by the general manager, which are published in any one county or portion of a county within the district.

(2) By publication for two consecutive insertions in a trade paper of general circulation, published no more than one week apart either in the City of Los Angeles or the City and County of San Francisco, devoted primarily to the dissemination of contract news among contracting firms. The district shall publicly open the bids and award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.

(b) In case of emergency, work may be contracted without advertising or competitive bidding.

(c) If notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the district shall comply with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050).

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 803, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1995.)