Inflation adjustment.
San José Municipal Code § 27.04.100
in effect27.04.100 - Inflation adjustment.
A. This Section sets forth the manner in which the City will adjust the following amounts for inflation:
1. The threshold amount used to define a Major Public Works Contract, as required by Section 1217(b) of the Charter of the City of San José; and
2. All other amounts in this Title 27 that are to be adjusted for inflation, including the micro contract amount in Section 27.06.080 and the award authority amount in Section 27.10.560.
B. For the purposes of this Section, "CCI" means one of the following:
1. The Construction Cost Index published by the Engineering News Record for the geographical area that includes the City of San José; or
2. If the Engineering News Record stops publishing CCI, such other index - as is selected by the Director of Public Works - that is publicly-published and measures the cost of construction in the geographical area that includes the City of San José.
C. Every July 1, the Director of Public Works will adjust the threshold amount used to define a Major Public Works Contract in accordance with the following:
1. The Director of Public Works will determine the percentage increase or decrease in the CCI over the past year using the indices published most immediately preceding each July 1.
2. The Director of Public Works will multiply the threshold amount that is being adjusted by the percentage change calculated above in Section 27.04.100 C.1. Except for the threshold amount of micro contracts, the Director will round the resulting number up or down to the nearest ten thousand, and then adjust, if necessary, the threshold amount accordingly. For micro contracts, the Director will round the resulting number up or down to the nearest on one thousand, and then adjust, if necessary, the threshold amount accordingly.
D. Each July 1, the Director of Public Works will post on the City's web site on a web page designated for such postings the applicable threshold amount used to define a Major Public Works Contract for the upcoming year.
(Ords. 30474, 30540.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT27PRPUWO_CH27.04AD_27.04.100INADFetched: 11/1/2026