Authority to execute public works projects and improvements.
Section 40
SEC. 40. Authority to execute public works projects and improvements.—The City of Pagadian shall have the authority to undertake and carry out any public works projects and improvement, financed by city funds or any other funds 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 plans and specifications thereof by the City Mayor and the City Engineer with the favorable recommendation of the City Board shall constitute sufficient warrant for the undertaking and execution of said projects. It may, however, consult if it so desires, the Department of Public Works and Communications in connection with the preparation of plans and specifications for public works projects. The city shall likewise have the authority to execute city public works projects either by administration or by contracts under the usual bidding procedure of the government: Provided, That in case where expenditure of public funds is not involved, public bidding may be dispensed with.