DATE:
April 9, 2024
12
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
GENERAL SERVICES - ESTABLISH JOB ORDER CONTRACT CAPACITY AND AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING TO ADVERTISE AND AWARD JOB ORDER CONTRACTS (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
The Department of General Services requests authority to establish $150 million in Job Order Contracts (JOC) capacity that may be utilized until exhausted to execute approved capital and major maintenance repair and remodeling work. The JOC authority would be utilized for work budgeted within departments for the Major Maintenance Implementation Plan (MMIP), minor capital remodels, along with other general maintenance and repairs. Contracts are advertised based on major maintenance and department forecasts of work with job orders issued under these contracts on an as-needed basis as projects are funded.
An emphasis on smaller, specialty job order contracts provide opportunities for smaller, local contractors to participate. Currently, all JOC contractors are small businesses, most are local to San Diego, and they also employ local sub-contractors. Additionally, as part of the Working Families Ordinance, the Board of Supervisors (Board) adopted amendments to Board Policy F-41, Public Works Construction Projects, on February 8, 2022 (17). These amendments require prospective bidders to be pre-qualified for construction bids, including JOCs, in order to be eligible for contract award. The amendments also ensure that contractors meet a set of requirements to be a JOC so they are allowed to bid. Prequalifying all contractors (not just JOC) was a Board directive that was ancillary to the working family ordinance. In addition, registering with the Department of Industrial Relations means they are going to pay prevailing wage and that labor compliance will be enforced.
The Board previously approved authority for $150 million in JOC capacity on April 26, 2022 (22). This authority has been exhausted and additional ...
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