Conditions for Entering Amendment or Contract for Construction Services
San Diego Municipal Code § 22.3810
in effect§22.3810 Conditions for Entering Amendment or Contract for Construction Services
(a) A guaranteed maximum price for construction services shall not be negotiated or agreed upon unless the project design is substantially complete to permit bidding of subcontracts by the construction manager at risk entity as provided in Section 22.3811(a).
(b) Notwithstanding sections 22.3808(b) and 22.3810(a), the City Manager may authorize amendments to the contract or a separate contract that is part of the construction manager at risk contract for limited portions of the construction services before the entire project design is substantially complete and the guaranteed maximum price is negotiated, provided that:
(1) The environmental impacts of the project have been considered as required by the California Environmental Quality Act;
(2) The construction documents are complete for that part of the work that is the subject of the amendment or separate contract;
(3) All labor, material, and equipment is competitively bid; and
(4) The City Manager determines that the project schedule requires staged coordination of design and construction.
(Added 3-15-2010 by O-19934 N.S.; effective 4-14-2010.)
(Retitled from “Conditions for Entering Agreement for Construction Services” to “Conditions for Entering Amendment or Contract for Construction Services” and amended 10-13-2025 by O-22005 N.S.; effective 11-12-2025.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art02Division38.pdf#page=10Fetched: 10/28/2026