102220-102225
PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE
SECTION 102220-102225
102220. The district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and save harmless, to employ labor, and to do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this part. 102221. The district may contract with any department or agency of the United States of America, with any public agency, or with any person upon such terms and conditions as the board finds is for the best interest of the district. 102222. Contracts for the purchase of supplies, equipment, and materials in excess of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding, except in an emergency declared by four-fifths vote of the board of the district. 102223. Notwithstanding Section 102222 or any other provision of law, the district may procure one or more streetcars that operated more than 50 years ago in the district's service area without having to comply with competitive bidding procedures. 102224. The district may insure against any accident or destruction of the system or any part thereof. The district may insure against loss of revenues from any cause whatsoever. It may provide, in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of any bonds, for the carrying of insurance in such amount and of such character as may be specified, and for the payment of the premiums thereon. The district may also provide insurance as provided in Part 6 (commencing with Section 989), Division 3.6, Title 1 of the Government Code. 102225. The district may contract for the services of independent contractors.