California · Public Contract Code - PCC
PCC §20694: Each contract for doing any part of the work shall be let after advertisement for bids by publishing notice for at least 10 days in one or more daily newspapers published in the county.
What this law says, in plain English
Contracts for work must be awarded through a bidding process advertised for at least 10 days in county newspapers.
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Each contract for doing any part of the work shall be let after advertisement for bids by publishing notice for at least 10 days in one or more daily newspapers published in the county. If there is no daily paper published in the county, notice shall be given by three publications in a weekly paper published therein.
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