California

Public Contract Code - PCC

1,660 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 100 — The Legislature finds and declares that placing all public contract law in one code will make that law clearer and easier to find.
• § 101 — California public contract law should be efficient and the product of the best of modern practice and research.
• § 10100 — This chapter may be cited as the State Contract Act.
• § 10101 — (a) Contracts for the purchase of supplies or materials, which are purchased pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290), are not subject to this chapter, even though the seller is required
• § 10102 — Improvements on the property of the state on the waterfront of the City and County of San Francisco under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Port Commission are not subject to this chapter.
• § 10103 — Work done directly by any public utility company pursuant to order of the Public Utilities Commission or other public authority is not subject to this chapter, whether or not done under public supervi
• § 10103.5 — Work performed by prisoners pursuant to an order by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or by the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority is not sub
• § 10104 — As used in this chapter, “mobilization” includes preparatory work and operations, including, but not limited to, those necessary for the movement of personnel, equipment, supplies and incidentals to t
• § 10105 — (a) As used in this chapter, “project” includes the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any state structure, building, road, or other state improvement of any kind that will
• § 10106 — For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Department” means any of the following: (1) The Department of Water Resources as to any project under the jurisdiction of that department.
• § 10107 — Whenever provision is made by law for any project that is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Water Resources, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Department of Corrections and Reh
• § 10108 — Where the nature of the work in the opinion of the department is such that its services in connection therewith are not required, it may authorize the carrying out of the project directly by the state
• § 10108.5 — (a) When the nature of the work by departments, boards, commissions, or conservancies within the Resources Agency, in the opinion of the Department of General Services, is such that its services in co
• § 10108.6 — Notwithstanding Section 10108 and subdivision (a) of Section 10108.
• § 10108.7 — (a) The Department of Corrections shall provide in the general conditions under which bids will be received, that any person making a bid or offer to perform a contract shall, in his or her bid or off
• § 10108.8 — The Department of Corrections, where feasible, shall enter into two or more procurement contracts for the purchase and development of the Business Information System (BIS) Project.
• § 10109 — Any notice inviting bids on a project which specifies locations of possible materials, such as a borrow pit or gravel bed, for use in the proposed project which would be subject to Section 1602 of the
• § 10110 — (a) Where the nature of the work is historic restoration for the state park system, as determined jointly by the director and the Director of Parks and Recreation, the department may authorize the car
• § 10111 — Commencing January 1, 2007, the department shall make available a report on contracting activity containing the following information: (a) A listing of consulting services contracts that the state has
• § 10111.2 — A department shall, upon request from a contractor plan room service, provide an electronic copy of a project’s contract documents at no charge to the contractor plan room.
• § 10112 — (a) This article provides for an alternative procurement procedure for certain projects performed by the Department of Water Resources.
• § 10112.1 — As used in this article: (a) “Construction manager” means a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is a licensed contractor pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Divisi
• § 10112.10 — (a) The authority to perform water resources projects pursuant to this article is for no more than seven projects.
• § 10112.2 — (a) The Construction Manager/General Contractor method provided by this article may be used by the department, but is not limited to, when it is anticipated that the method will reduce project costs o
• § 10112.3 — Construction Manager/General Contractor method projects shall progress as follows: (a) (1) The department shall establish a procedure for the evaluation and selection of a construction manager through
• § 10112.4 — (a) Any construction manager that is selected to construct a project pursuant to this article shall possess or obtain sufficient bonding to cover the contract amount for construction services and risk
• § 10112.5 — All subcontractors bidding on contracts pursuant to this article shall be afforded the protections contained in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1.
• § 10112.6 — The department may retain the services of a design professional or construction project manager, or both, throughout the course of the project in order to ensure compliance with this article.
• § 10112.7 — A contract awarded pursuant to this article before it is repealed on January 1, 2033, shall continue in full force and effect until completion, including any subsequently executed changes to the contr
• § 10112.8 — Nothing in this article is intended to affect, expand, alter, or limit any rights or remedies otherwise available at law.
• § 10112.9 — (a) The department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature an interim report no later than July 1, 2025, that describes each Construction Manager/General Contractor project approved under this art
• § 10113 — As used in this article: (a) “Adjustment factor” means the job order contractor’s competitively bid adjustment to the department’s prices as published in the unit price catalog.
• § 10113.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may use an alternative procurement procedure for public works contracts, as defined in Section 1101, as provided in this article.
• § 10115 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The essence of the American economic system of private enterprise is free competition.
• § 10115.1 — As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Awarding department” means a state agency, department, governmental entity, or other officer or entity empowered by law to enter into con
• § 10115.10 — (a) It shall be unlawful for a person or firm to: (1) Knowingly and with intent to defraud, fraudulently obtain, retain, attempt to obtain or retain, or aid another in fraudulently obtaining or retain
• § 10115.11 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, statewide participation goals for contracts let by the Department of Corrections shall be exclusive of inmate day labor contracts.
• § 10115.12 — (a) Any awarding department taking bids in connection with the award of any contract shall provide in the general conditions under which bids will be received, that any person making a bid or offer to
• § 10115.13 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, contracts awarded by any state agency, department, officer, or other state governmental entity for the purchase of general public advertisements shall have
• § 10115.15 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10115.
• § 10115.2 — In awarding contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, the awarding department shall consider the efforts of a bidder to meet minority business enterprise, women business enterprise, and disabled vet
• § 10115.3 — (a) The awarding department shall establish a method of monitoring adherence to the goals specified in this article.
• § 10115.4 — In implementing this article, the awarding department shall utilize existing resources such as the Office of Small and Minority Business, the Minority Business Development Agency, and the Small Busine
• § 10115.6 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the failure of an awarding department to meet the goals established under this article shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any contr
• § 10115.7 — (a) Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize any awarding department to discriminate in the awarding of any contract on the basis of ancestry or any characteristic listed or defined in
• § 10115.8 — If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can b
• § 10115.9 — A limited liability company may be certified as a disabled veteran business enterprise pursuant to this article if the limited liability company is wholly owned by one or more disabled veterans.
• § 10120 — Before entering into any contract for a project, the department shall prepare full, complete, and accurate plans and specifications and estimates of cost, giving such directions as will enable any com
• § 10121 — The original draft or a certified copy of the plans, specifications, and estimates of cost shall be filed permanently in the office of the department before further action is taken.
• § 10122 — Work on all projects shall be done under contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder pursuant to this part, except that it may be done by day’s labor under the direction of the department, by co
• § 10122.5 — For the purposes of Section 10122, all day labor utilized by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall be performed by individuals who are represented by a duly authorized employee repres
• § 10122.6 — Notwithstanding the project cost limit provided in Section 10105, work in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) which would otherwise constitute a project, shall not be done by day’s labor
• § 10123 — Contracts upon informal bids authorized under Section 10122 shall be let only to a holder of a valid state contractor’s license unless such work is exempt from such licensing requirement by any other
• § 10124 — Bids may be received and contracts awarded on a unit basis, that is, the bids compared upon the basis of estimates of the quantities of the work to be done.
• § 10125 — Except in unit basis contracts, contracts shall not be made exceeding in amount the estimates of costs approved by the director and plans and specifications and estimates of costs including expense of
• § 10126 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10125, the estimate of cost may be approved by the director, which includes alternates contemplating additions to, or deletions from, the base bid, provided t
• § 10127 — The department may, with the approval of the State Public Works Board, receive bids for the construction of several public works projects as a single project.
• § 10128 — All contracts awarded under this part shall comply with the applicable provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code relating to public works contrac
• § 10129 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 3400, no agency of the state charged with the letting of contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of public works may draft or cause to be drafted specificatio
• § 10140 — (a) Public notice of a project shall be given by publication once a week for at least two consecutive weeks or once a week for more than two consecutive weeks if the longer period of advertising is de
• § 10141 — The notice shall state the time and place for the receiving and opening of sealed bids, describing in general terms the work to be done and that the bids will be required for the entire project and fo
• § 10160 — The department may require from prospective bidders answers to questions contained in a standard form of questionnaire and financial statement including a complete statement of the prospective bidder’
• § 10161 — The department may also require from prospective bidders the completion, under penalty of perjury, of a standard form of questionnaire concerning the past safety record of each prospective bidder, any
• § 10162 — The department shall require from all prospective bidders the completion, under penalty of perjury, of a standard form of questionnaire inquiring whether such prospective bidder, any officer of such b
• § 10163 — The department shall adopt and apply a uniform system of rating bidders, on the basis of the standard questionnaires and financial statements, in respect to the size of the contracts upon which each b
• § 10164 — In all state projects where federal funds are involved, no bid submitted shall be invalidated by the failure of the bidder to be licensed in accordance with the laws of this state.
• § 10165 — The questionnaires and financial statements are not public records and are not open to public inspection.
• § 10166 — The department shall furnish to each bidder a standard proposal form, which, when filled out and executed may be submitted as his bid.
• § 10167 — (a) All bids shall be presented under sealed cover and accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security: (1) An electronic bidder’s bond by an admitted surety insurer submitted using an
• § 10168 — Whether or not bids are opened exactly at the time fixed in the public notice for opening bids, a bid shall not be received after that time.
• § 10169 — Any bid may be withdrawn at any time prior to the time fixed in the public notice for the opening of bids only by written request for the withdrawal of the bid filed with the director of the departmen
• § 10180 — On the day named in the public notice, the department shall publicly open the sealed bids and award the contracts to the lowest responsible bidders.
• § 10181 — If the successful bidder fails to execute the contract, his bidder’s security shall be forfeited to the state.
• § 10182 — If the director deems it is for the best interests of the state, he may, on the refusal or failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract, award it to the second lowest responsible bidder.
• § 10183 — The failure of the successful bidder to furnish any bond required of him by law, within the time fixed for his execution of the contract, constitutes a failure to execute the contract.
• § 10184 — The bidders’ security of the second and third lowest responsible bidders may be withheld until the contract has been finally executed.
• § 10185 — If the director deems the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid or bids is not for the best interests of the state, after stating his or her reasons for rejecting the bid or bids, the director may
• § 10186 — (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Fair Chance Employment Act.
• § 10187 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the design-build method of project delivery, using a best value procurement methodology, has been authorized for various agencies that have reported benefit
• § 10187.5 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions and the definitions in subdivision (a) of Section 13332.
• § 10188 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the director, following notification to the State Public Works Board, may procure design-build contracts for public works projects in excess of one million dollars (
• § 10190 — The director shall notify the State Public Works Board regarding the method to be used for selecting the design-build entity, prior to advertising the design-build project.
• § 10191 — The procurement process for the design-build projects shall progress as follows: (a) (1) The director shall prepare a set of documents setting forth the scope and estimated price of the project.
• § 10192 — (a) The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance bonds for the project in the form and in the amount required by the director, and issued by a California admitted surety.
• § 10193 — (a) The department, in each design-build request for proposals, may identify specific types of subcontractors that must be included in the design-build entity statement of qualifications and proposal.
• § 10194 — (a) If the department elects to award a project pursuant to this article, retention proceeds withheld by the department from the design-build entity shall not exceed 5 percent if a performance and pay
• § 10195 — Nothing in this article affects, expands, alters, or limits any rights or remedies otherwise available at law.
• § 10198 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Best value” means a value determined by evaluation of objective criteria that relate to demonstrated competence and on the pro
• § 10198.1 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and subject to the limitation of paragraph (2), the director may procure progressive design-build contracts.
• § 10198.2 — The procurement process for progressive design-build projects shall progress as follows: (a) The department shall prepare and issue a request for qualifications in order to select a design-build entit
• § 10198.3 — (a) The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance bonds for the project in the form and in the amount required by the director, and issued by a California admitted surety.
• § 10198.4 — (a) After selecting a design-build entity based upon qualifications, the department may enter into a contract and direct the design-build entity to begin design and preconstruction activities sufficie
• § 10198.5 — (a) The department, in each design-build request for qualifications, may identify specific types of subcontractors that shall be included in the design-build entity’s statement of qualifications.
• § 10198.6 — (a) If the department elects to award a project pursuant to this article, retention proceeds withheld by the department from the design-build entity shall not exceed 5 percent if a performance and pay
• § 10198.7 — Nothing in this article affects, expands, alters, or limits any rights or remedies otherwise available at law.
• § 10198.8 — (a) The department shall submit to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, on or before January 1, 2026, a report containing a description of each public works project procured by the department throu
• § 10199 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Best value” means a value determined by evaluation of objective criteria that may include, but are not limited to, cost factors, pri
• § 10199.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the secretary may procure progressive design-build contracts for the design-build project.
• § 10199.2 — The procurement process for a progressive design-build project shall progress as follows: (a) The department shall determine the scope and estimated price of the design-build project.
• § 10199.3 — (a) The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance bonds for the design-build project in the form and in the amount required by the secretary, which are issued by a California admitted
• § 10199.4 — (a) After selecting a design-build entity for the design and preconstruction phase, the department may enter into a contract or contracts and direct the design-build entity to begin design and precons
• § 10199.5 — (a) The department, in the request for qualifications or request for proposals, may identify specific types of subcontractors that are required to be included in the design-build entity’s statement of
• § 10199.6 — This article does not affect, expand, alter, or limit any rights or remedies otherwise available at law.
• § 102 — To encourage competition for public contracts and to aid public officials in the efficient administration of public contracting, to the maximum extent possible, for similar work performed for similar
• § 10200 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the design-build method of project delivery, using a best value procurement methodology, has been authorized for various agencies that have reported benefit
• § 10200.5 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions and the definitions in subdivision (a) of Section 13332.
• § 10204 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the director, following any required notification made pursuant to Section 10206, may procure design-build contracts for public works projects in excess of one m
• § 10206 — For purposes of projects at the Salton Sea, the director shall notify the California Water Commission regarding the method to be used for selecting the design-build entry, prior to advertising the des
• § 10208 — The procurement process for the design-build projects shall progress as follows: (a) (1) The director shall prepare a set of documents setting forth the scope and estimated price of the project.
• § 10209 — (a) The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance bonds for the project in the form and in the amount required by the director, and issued by a California admitted surety.
• § 10210 — (a) The department, in each design-build request for proposals, may identify specific types of subcontractors that must be included in the design-build entity statement of qualifications and proposal.
• § 10211 — (a) If the department elects to award a project pursuant to this article, retention proceeds withheld by the department from the design-build entity shall not exceed 5 percent if a performance and pay
• § 10212 — (a) The design-build authorization in Section 10204 shall not include the authority to perform construction inspection services for water resources projects authorized by this article except as provid
• § 10213 — Nothing in this article affects, expands, alters, or limits any rights or remedies otherwise available at law.
• § 10214 — (a) The authority to procure design-build contracts for State Water Facilities, as defined in Section 12934 of the Water Code, pursuant to this article is for no more than seven projects.
• § 10215 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Best value” means a value determined by evaluation of objective criteria that may include, but are not limited to, cost factors, pri
• § 10215.1 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, both of the following departments may procure progressive design-build contracts for public works projects for which the estimated price, as determined pursuant
• § 10215.2 — The procurement process for progressive design-build projects shall progress as follows: (a) The department shall determine the scope and estimated price of the design-build project.
• § 10215.3 — (a) The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance bonds for the design-build project in the form and in the amount required by the director, which are issued by a California admitted s
• § 10215.4 — (a) After selecting a design-build entity for the design and preconstruction phase, the department may enter into a contract and direct the design-build entity to begin design and preconstruction acti
• § 10215.5 — (a) The department, in each request for qualifications or request for proposals, may identify specific types of subcontractors that are required to be included in the design-build entity’s statement o
• § 10215.6 — (a) Any department authorized by Section 10215.
• § 10215.7 — This article does not affect, expand, alter, or limit any rights or remedies otherwise available at law.
• § 10215.8 — This article shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2033, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 10220 — Every contract awarded under this part shall be submitted to the Attorney General or the attorney appointed according to law and authorized to represent the department under which it is to be performe
• § 10221 — Every contract shall provide for the filing of separate performance and payment bonds by the contractor in the form of bonds executed by an admitted surety insurer and not deposits in lieu of bond, su
• § 10222 — (a) Each bond shall equal at least one-half of the contract price, except as otherwise provided in Section 9554 of the Civil Code, in the California Toll Bridge Authority Act (Chapter 1 (commencing wi
• § 10223 — The payment bond shall secure the payment of the claims of laborers, mechanics or materialmen employed on the work under the contract and shall contain all other provisions required by law.
• § 10224 — The performance bond shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract by the contractor.
• § 10225 — No payment shall be made upon the contract to the contractor or any assignee of the contractor until any order by the director that a sufficient surety be substituted on the bond or that a new, additi
• § 10226 — Every contract shall contain a provision in regard to the time when the whole or any specified portion of the work contemplated shall be completed, and shall provide that for each day completion is de
• § 10227 — Every contract shall provide that the department may make changes in the plans and specifications pursuant to this part.
• § 10230 — Every contract subject to this part, for which disabled veteran business enterprise participation is included in the bid, shall contain a provision requiring the contractor to comply with rules, regul
• § 10231 — Every contract subject to this part shall contain a provision requiring each contractor to comply with all air pollution control rules, regulations, ordinances, and statutes which apply to any work pe
• § 10232 — Every contract shall contain a statement by which the contractor swears under penalty of perjury that no more than one final, unappealable finding of contempt of court by a federal court has been issu
• § 10240 — The remedy for the resolution of claims arising under contracts made under the provisions of this chapter shall be arbitration pursuant to this chapter.
• § 10240.1 — The claimant may initiate arbitration not later than 90 days after the date of service in person or by mail on the claimant of the final written decision by the department on the claim.
• § 10240.10 — Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing the parties to the contract, after the claim has arisen, from mutually agreeing in writing to waive the provisions of this article and to have
• § 10240.11 — Except as provided in this article and in the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 10240.
• § 10240.12 — A party may, within the applicable time periods and upon the grounds specified in this section and in Article 1 (commencing with Section 1285) of Chapter 4 of Title 9 of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Pr
• § 10240.13 — The cost of conducting the arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties.
• § 10240.2 — A failure by the claimant to pursue diligently and exhaust, as to the claim, the required administrative procedures set forth in the contract under which the claim arose shall be a bar to arbitration
• § 10240.3 — Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator selected by the parties from the certified list created by the Public Works Contract Arbitration Commi
• § 10240.4 — No decision made by a department shall be conclusive on any issue in the arbitration.
• § 10240.5 — (a) The Departments of General Services, Transportation, and Water Resources shall jointly adopt and may, from time to time, modify, revise, or repeal uniform regulations to implement this article, wh
• § 10240.6 — As used in this article, “claim” means a demand for monetary compensation or damages, arising under or relating to the performance of a contract awarded under this chapter.
• § 10240.7 — As used in this article, “Public Works Contract Arbitration Committee” means the committee created by Article 7.
• § 10240.8 — Unless the parties to the contract otherwise agree, the arbitration decision shall be decided under and in accordance with the law of this state, supported by substantial evidence and, in writing, con
• § 10240.9 — A party to the contract may join in the arbitration as a party, any supplier, subcontractor, design professional, surety, or other person who has so agreed and if the joinder is necessary to prevent a
• § 10245 — There is hereby established the Public Works Contract Arbitration Committee, which shall consist of seven members, as follows: (a) Three public members, who shall be appointed by the Governor, each of
• § 10245.1 — Each member appointed by the Governor shall serve for a term of four years, but shall continue in office until the successor to the member is appointed.
• § 10245.2 — The committee may make recommendations to the departments respecting the arbitration practice and procedure provided by Article 7.
• § 10245.3 — The committee may establish standards and qualifications for the certification of arbitrators and certify as arbitrators persons meeting such standards and qualifications.
• § 10245.4 — The Office of Administrative Hearings shall provide administrative services, facilities, and fiscal support to implement this article and Article 7.
• § 10250 — The department may increase or decrease quantities of work to be done under a unit basis contract during the progress of the work.
• § 10251 — The department may cause the insertion of provisions in any contract for the performance of such extra work and the furnishing of materials therefor by the contractor as the department requires for th
• § 10252 — The director may grant such extensions of time for completion as he deems for the best interests of the state.
• § 10253 — If the director deems that a contractor has failed to supply an adequate working force, or material of proper quality, or has failed to comply with Section 10262, or has failed in any other respect to
• § 10254 — If the defaults are not remedied within the time specified in the notice, the contractor’s control shall terminate as of the expiration of that time.
• § 10255 — Upon such termination, the director may take possession of and use all or any part of the contractor’s materials, tools, equipment, and appliances upon the premises to complete the contract.
• § 10256 — Such informal contracts may be awarded only after a proposal form has been prepared, a copy is served upon the contractor whose control has been terminated, and upon his surety, and three days allowed
• § 10257 — The provisions of this part, except as to prequalification, are not applicable to the award of informal contracts.
• § 10258 — If the control of a contractor is terminated or he abandons the work, and the work is performed by day’s labor or informal contract as provided in Section 10255, he is not entitled to receive any port
• § 10259 — On the completion of the contract, the original contractor is entitled to the return of all his unused materials, and his equipment, tools, and appliances, except that he shall have no claim on accoun
• § 10260 — The notices required by this article may be served on the contractor or on his agent having charge of the work, personally, or by registered mail addressed to the contractor or his agent, or, if neith
• § 10261 — (a) Payments upon contracts shall be made as the department prescribes upon estimates made and approved by the department, but progress payments shall not be made in excess of 100 percent of the perce
• § 10261.5 — (a) Any state agency which fails to make any progress payment within 30 days after receipt of the payment request from a contractor on a construction contract for an undisputed payment request, which
• § 10261.7 — (a) Within 10 days of making a construction contract payment, a state agency that maintains an Internet Web site shall post on its Internet Web site the following: (1) The project for which the paymen
• § 10262 — The contractor shall pay to his or her subcontractors, within seven days of receipt of each progress payment, the respective amounts allowed the contractor on account of the work performed by his or h
• § 10262.3 — To facilitate enforcement of Section 10262, the Department of General Services shall publish in the California State Contracts Register notice of progress payments made to prime contractors.
• § 10262.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a prime contractor or subcontractor shall pay to any subcontractor, not later than seven days after receipt of each progress payment, the respective amounts allowed
• § 10263 — (a) Provisions shall be included in any invitation for bid and in any contract documents to permit the substitution of securities for any moneys withheld by a public agency to ensure performance under
• § 10264 — (a) With the exception of projects over water requiring marine access, and which have a contract amount greater than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), in addition to the provisions for partia
• § 10265 — A claim pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) of Division 3.
• § 10280 — Any officer or employee of the department who corruptly performs any official act to the injury of the state, is guilty of a felony.
• § 10281 — Any contractor or his agent or employee who corruptly permits the violation of any contract awarded under this part to the injury of the state, is guilty of a felony.
• § 10282 — Any subcontractor or agent or employee of any contractor or subcontractor, who has knowledge of any work being done in violation of any contract under this part and does not immediately notify the dep
• § 10283 — Such felonies are punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.
• § 10284 — Such persons are also liable to the state for double the amount the state may have lost, or be liable to lose by reason of the acts made crimes by this article.
• § 10285 — The term “person,” as used in this article, means any individual, partnership, joint venture, or association or any other organization or any combination thereof.
• § 10285.1 — Any state agency may suspend, for a period of up to three years from the date of conviction, any person from bidding upon, or being awarded, a public works or services contract with the agency under t
• § 10285.2 — Before suspending any person under this article, the state agency shall provide a hearing upon reasonable notice.
• § 10285.3 — In the event that any state agency has suspended any person under this article, any other state agency shall adopt the terms of that suspension without further notice or hearing.
• § 10285.4 — In the event that any state agency has suspended any person under this article, that agency may terminate the suspension if it determines that termination is in the best interest of the agency.
• § 10285.5 — Nothing in this article shall require any state agency to contract with, or to permit the employment of a person as a subcontractor, or any person on any project funded in whole or part by federal fun
• § 10286 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Taxpayer and Shareholder Protection Act of 2003.
• § 10286.1 — (a) For purposes of this part, except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), a state agency shall not enter into any contract with an expatriate corporation or its subsidiaries.
• § 10290 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Department” means the Department of General Services.
• § 10290.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in exercising their delegation of contracting authority from the department, state agencies may contract for goods, information technology, or services
• § 10290.3 — (a) Notwithstanding the bidding provisions of this chapter, reverse auctions may be utilized for the acquisition of goods and services.
• § 10295 — (a) All contracts entered into by any state agency for (1) the acquisition of goods or elementary school textbooks, (2) services, whether or not the services involve the furnishing or use of goods or
• § 10295.1 — (a) A state department or agency shall not contract for the purchase of tangible personal property from a vendor, contractor, or an affiliate of a vendor or contractor, unless that vendor, contractor,
• § 10295.2 — (a) No vehicle acquisition request, vehicle purchase order, or new contract shall be approved by the Department of General Services for the purchase of new vehicles that would result in the expenditur
• § 10295.3 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no state agency may enter into any contract for the acquisition of goods or services in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or mor
• § 10295.35 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency shall not enter into any contract for the acquisition of goods or services in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more with a
• § 10295.4 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency shall not enter into any contract for the acquisition of goods or services with a contractor whose name appears on either list of the 500 largest tax
• § 10295.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency shall not acquire or utilize sand, gravel, aggregates, or other minerals produced from a surface mining operation subject to the Surface Mining and Re
• § 10295.6 — Sections 10295 and 10297 do not apply to any contract entered into by the Department of Water Resources under Part 3 (commencing with Section 11100) of Division 6, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 1
• § 10295.8 — For a contract awarded without competitive bidding for the acquisition of goods or services in the amount of seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) or more, entered into on or after January 1, 202
• § 10296 — (a) Every contract entered into by any state agency for any purpose specified in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 10295, or in Section 10295.