Execution of authorized public works and improvements.
Section 26
SEC. 26. Execution of authorized public works and improvements.—The city is hereby authorized to undertake and carry out any public works projects or improvements, financed by the city funds or any other fund borrowed from or advanced by private third parties under the supervision of the city engineer, without the intervention of the Department of Public Works and Communications. The approval of the plans and specifications thereof by the City Mayor and the city engineer, with the favorable recommendation of the Municipal Board, shall constitute sufficient warrant ior the undertaking and execution of said projects or improvements. The city may, however, consult, if it so desires, the Department of Public Works and Communications in connection with the preparation of the plans and specifications for the city public works projects. The city is likewise authorized to execute public works projects either by administration or by contracts under the usual bidding procedure of the government: Provided, That in the case where expenditure of public funds is not involved, public bidding may be dispensed with.