California · Public Contract Code - PCC

PCC §20915: It shall be unlawful to employ any means to evade the provisions of this article requiring contracts to be awarded after advertising and competitive bidding, including the splitting of projects into s

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to use any method to avoid the requirement that contracts be awarded through advertising and competitive bidding. A person who willfully violates this is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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It shall be unlawful to employ any means to evade the provisions of this article requiring contracts to be awarded after advertising and competitive bidding, including the splitting of projects into smaller work orders, the amendment of existing contracts, or the approval of a subcontract or subcontracts let under existing contracts. Every person who willfully violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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