6.13 .3 Debarment Authorized......................................................................................33 <br />6.13 .4 Limitation on Action.........................................................................................33 <br />6.14 Public Works Projects...............................................................................................33 <br />6.14 .1 Public Works Are Not Always Public Improvements......................................33 <br />6.14 .2 Application of Prevailing Wage Laws to Public Works; Exemptions..............33 <br />6.14 .3 Dividing Projects to Evade Prevailing Wage Laws..........................................34 <br />ARTICLE 7...................................................................................................................................36 <br />PUBLIC NOTICES AND ADVERTISEMENTS....................................................................36 <br />7.1 When Advertisements Required...............................................................................36 <br />7.2 Manner of Publication...............................................................................................36 <br />7.2 .1 General..............................................................................................................36 <br />7.2 .2 Public Improvements Over $125,000...............................................................36 <br />7.2 .3 Additional Advertising......................................................................................36 <br />7.3 Time of Publication...................................................................................................36 <br />7.4 Content of Solicitation Advertisement......................................................................36 <br />7.4 .1 Closing..............................................................................................................36 <br />7.4 .2 Prequalification Requirements..........................................................................36 <br />7.4 .3 Scope of Work..................................................................................................37 <br />7.4 .4 Special Subcontracting Requirements..............................................................37 <br />7.4 .5 Pre-closing Conferences...................................................................................37 <br />7.4 .6 Instruction for Obtaining Solicitation Documents............................................37 <br />7.4 .7 Solicitation Fees................................................................................................37 <br />7.4 .8 City Contact......................................................................................................37 <br />7.4 .9 Opening of Offers.............................................................................................37 <br />7.4 .10 Public Works Statement..................................................................................37 <br />ARTICLE 8...................................................................................................................................38 <br />SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS...............................................................................................38 <br />8.1 Determination of Sole Source...................................................................................38 <br />8.2 Manner of Notice......................................................................................................38 <br />8.3 Method of Selection..................................................................................................38 <br />ARTICLE 9...................................................................................................................................39 <br />COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENTS......................................................................................39 <br />9.1 Definitions for Cooperative Procurements...............................................................39 <br />9.1 .1 Administering Contracting Agency..................................................................39 <br />9.1 .2 Cooperative Procurement..................................................................................39 <br />9.1 .3 Cooperative Procurement Group......................................................................39 <br />9.1 .4 Interstate Cooperative Procurement..................................................................39 <br />9.1 .5 Joint Cooperative Procurement.........................................................................39 <br />9.1 .6 Original Contract..............................................................................................39 <br />9.1 .7 Permissive Cooperative Procurement...............................................................39 <br />9.1 .8 Purchasing Contracting Agency.......................................................................39 <br />9.2 City as Lead Agency.................................................................................................39 <br />9.2 .1 Geographic Preferences in Cooperative Procurements.....................................40 <br />9.3 Joint Cooperative Procurements...............................................................................40 <br />9.4 Permissive Cooperative Procurements.....................................................................40 <br />9.4 .1 Eligibility..........................................................................................................40 <br />Table of Contents vi <br />Exhibit A to Administrative Order No. 44-08-06-F <br /> <br />