Voters in Redondo Beach, California, will decide on five charter amendments and one ordinance at an election on March 7. Charter Amendment 1 would make the following changes to the bid process for public works projects:
- increase the threshold for public works projects required to go through the formal bidding process from $50,000 to $200,000;
- allow public works projects under $200,000 to be awarded according to an informal bidding process;
- allow public works projects under $60,000 to be completed by city employees; and
- allow the city council to change the bid minimums by at most 25% and no more frequently than five years by a four-fifths council vote.
Charter Amendment 2 would allow the city to pay a deposit before supplies, materials, property, or services have been actually delivered or rendered.
