NOTICE OF ADOPTION
AMENDING THE PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING PROCEDURES AND AUTHORITIES
MORAGA-ORINDA FIRE DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Issued: August 21, 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at its meeting held on August 19, 2026, the Board of Directors of the Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District adopted Ordinance No. 26-06, titled: Amending the Purchasing and Contracting Procedures and Authorities to Elect to Use the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act Procedures; and to Authorize, by Resolution, Establishment of Authority and Procedures for (1) Contracting for Repair or Replacement of a Public Facility in the Event of an Emergency as Defined in Public Contract Code section 1102; and (2) for Expenditure of District funds During a Major Emergency Incident when Immediate Action is Necessary to Protect Life, Property, Critical Infrastructure, and the Community, by the following vote:

AYES:          DIRECTORS HASLER, ROEMER, DANZIGER, AND JORGENS

NOES:         NONE

ABSENT:     DIRECTOR JEX

ABSTAIN:    NONE

SUMMARY OF THE ORDINANCE: The District previously adopted Ordinance No. 24-03 restating and amending purchasing and contracting procedures and Ordinance No. 26-05 authorizing design-build and progressive design-build project delivery methods as permitted by the California Public Contract Code. Ordinance No. 26-06 supersedes Ordinance No. 26-05 and amends the District’s purchasing and contracting procedures to elect to use the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (“UPCCAA”) procedures for public projects. The ordinance allows eligible public projects to be performed by force account, negotiated contract, purchase order, informal bidding, or formal bidding, as applicable, based on the thresholds established in the UPCCAA and Public Contract Code section 22032, as amended from time to time. The ordinance authorizes the Fire Chief to develop and maintain a list of qualified contractors and to award informal contracts as permitted by law and District policy. The ordinance also authorizes the Board, by resolution, to establish authority and procedures for contracting for repair or replacement of a public facility in the event of an emergency and for expending District funds during a major emergency incident when immediate action is necessary to protect life, property, critical infrastructure, and the community. The ordinance restates purchasing authority levels, exceptions to bidding, protest procedures, and related purchasing requirements. The ordinance also includes a finding that adoption is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act because the amendments modify administrative contracting procedures. The ordinance will take effect 30 days after passage.

The full text of Ordinance No. 26-06 is available at www.mofd.org/ordinances-resolutions. A certified copy is available from the District Clerk, Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District, 1150 Moraga Way, Suite B, Moraga, CA 94556, or by calling (925) 258-4501.

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