California

Public Contract Code - PCC

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

• § 10780.5 — The trustees may require a bid for a public works contract to include prices for items that may be added to, or deducted from, the scope of work in the contract for which the bid is being submitted.
• § 10781 — If the successful bidder fails to execute the contract, the bidder’s security shall be forfeited to the state.
• § 10782 — If the trustees deem it is for the best interest of the state, they may, on the refusal or failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract, award it to the second lowest responsible bidder.
• § 10783 — The failure of the successful bidder to furnish any bond required by law, within the time fixed for execution of the contract, constitutes a failure to execute the contract.
• § 10784 — The bidder’s security of the second and third lowest responsible bidders may be withheld until the contract has been finally executed.
• § 10785 — If the trustees deem the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid or bids is not for the best interests of the state, they may reject all bids and proceed by day’s labor or advertise for other bids in
• § 10820 — Every contract awarded under this chapter shall be submitted to the Attorney General or the attorney appointed according to law and authorized to represent the trustees.
• § 10821 — Every contract shall provide for the filing of separate performance and payment bonds by the contractor executed by an admitted surety insurer, subject to the approval of the trustees.
• § 10822 — Each bond shall be in a sum equal to at least one-half of the contract price, except as otherwise provided in Section 9554 of the Civil Code.
• § 10823 — 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.
• § 10824 — The performance bond shall guarantee the faithful performance of the contract by the contractor.
• § 10825 — No payment shall be made upon the contract to the contractor or any assignee of the contractor until an order by the trustees that a sufficient surety be substituted on the bond, or that a new, additi
• § 10826 — 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
• § 10827 — Every contract shall provide that the trustees may make changes in the plans and specifications pursuant to this chapter.
• § 10828 — Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2024, the California State University shall not approve a health benefit plan contract for employees that does not comply with the contraceptive co
• § 10830 — (a) No person, firm, or subsidiary thereof who has been awarded a consulting services contract may submit a bid or be awarded a contract on or after July 1, 2003, for the provision of services, the pr
• § 10831 — No officer or employee of the California State University shall engage in any employment, activity, or enterprise for which the officer or employee receives compensation or in which the officer or emp
• § 10832 — (a) No retired, dismissed, separated, or formerly employed person of the California State University employed with the California State University or otherwise appointed to serve in the California Sta
• § 10833 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), each contractor who enters into a contract with a California State University campus for ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more shall be assigned a
• § 10840 — The trustees may increase or decrease quantities of work to be done under a unit basis contract during the progress of the work.
• § 10841 — The trustees 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 trustees require for the pro
• § 10842 — The trustees may grant such extensions of time for completion as they deem for the best interests of the state.
• § 10843 — If the trustees deem that a contractor has failed to supply an adequate working force, or material of proper quality, or has failed in any other respect to prosecute the work with the diligence and fo
• § 10844 — 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.
• § 10845 — Upon such termination, the trustees 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.
• § 10846 — 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 or her surety, and three days
• § 10847 — The provisions of this chapter, except as to prequalifications, are not applicable to the award of informal contracts.
• § 10848 — If the control of a contractor is terminated or he or she abandons the work, and the work is performed by day’s labor or informal contract as provided in Section 10845, he or she is not entitled to re
• § 10849 — On the completion of the contract, the original contractor is entitled to the return of all his or her unused materials, and his or her equipment, tools, and appliances, except that he or she shall ha
• § 10850 — The notices required by this article may be served on the contractor or on his or her agent having charge of the work, personally, or by registered mail addressed to the contractor or his or her agent
• § 10851 — Payments upon contracts shall be made as the trustees prescribe upon estimates made and approved by the trustees, but progress payments shall not be made in excess of 95 percent of the percentage of a
• § 10852 — At the request and expense of the contractor, and with the approval of the trustees, any amount withheld pursuant to Section 10851 may be deposited with the Treasurer as the escrow agent, who shall pa
• § 10853 — (a) If the trustees fail to make a progress payment on a contract within 39 days after receipt of an undisputed and properly submitted payment request from a contractor on a construction contract, the
• § 10870 — Any officer or employee of the trustees who corruptly performs any official act to the injury of the state, is guilty of a felony.
• § 10871 — Any contractor or his or her agent or employee who corruptly permits the violation of any contract awarded under this chapter to the injury of the state is guilty of a felony.
• § 10872 — 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 chapter and does not immediately notify the
• § 10873 — Such felonies are punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.
• § 10874 — 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.
• § 1100 — “Public entity,” as used in this part, means the state, county, city, city and county, district, public authority, public agency, municipal corporation, or any other political subdivision or public co
• § 1100.7 — This code is the basis of contracts between most public entities in this state and their contractors and subcontractors.
• § 11005 — “Spouse,” as used in this code, includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.
• § 1101 — “Public works contract,” as used in this part, means an agreement for the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any public structure, building, road, or other public improvemen
• § 1102 — “Emergency,” as used in this code, means a sudden, unexpected occurrence that poses a clear and imminent danger, requiring immediate action to prevent or mitigate the loss or impairment of life, healt
• § 1103 — “Responsible bidder,” as used in this part, means a bidder who has demonstrated the attribute of trustworthiness, as well as quality, fitness, capacity, and experience to satisfactorily perform the pu
• § 1104 — No local public entity, charter city, or charter county shall require a bidder to assume responsibility for the completeness and accuracy of architectural or engineering plans and specifications on pu
• § 12100 — (a) The Legislature finds that the unique aspects of information technology goods and services and their importance to state programs warrant a separate body of governing statutes.
• § 12100.5 — The Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall not be subject to this chapter excep
• § 12100.6 — The Trustees of the California State University are subject to Article 1.
• § 12100.7 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Multiple award schedule” (MAS) is an agreement established between the General Services Administration of the United States and certain suppliers to do business under spe
• § 12101 — It is the intent of the Legislature that policies and procedures developed by the Department of Technology and the Department of General Services in accordance with this chapter provide for the follow
• § 12101.2 — The Department of General Services shall prenegotiate the repetitively used terms and conditions in the state’s model contract with each interested vendor who bids or proposes on electronic data proce
• § 12101.5 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that agencies of the state use an acquisition method that is compatible with their short- and long-term fiscal needs in contracts relating to commodities and in
• § 12101.7 — (a) Notwithstanding the sealed bidding provisions of this chapter, reverse auctions may be utilized for the acquisition of information technology, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Sectio
• § 12102 — (a) The Department of General Services shall maintain, in the State Administrative Manual, all policies and procedures governing the acquisition and disposal of information technology goods and servic
• § 12102.1 — (a) The Department of Technology shall establish in the State Administrative Manual all of the following: (1) Policies governing the acquisition of information technology projects.
• § 12102.2 — (a) Contract awards for all large-scale systems integration projects shall be based on the proposal that provides the most value-effective solution to the state’s requirements, as determined by the ev
• § 12102.3 — (a) The department shall conduct a postevaluation of each contract for the acquisition of information technology services totaling five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) or more that it executes.
• § 12103 — In addition to the mandatory requirements enumerated in Sections 12102, 12102.
• § 12103.5 — For those information technology purchases for which the Department of General Services or the Department of Technology determines that a request for proposal (RFP) is appropriate, the controlling dep
• § 12104 — (a) (1) The State Contracting Manual shall set forth all procedures and methods that shall be used by the state when seeking to obtain bids for the acquisition of information technology.
• § 12104.5 — (a) All rules and requirements governing an information technology acquisition, for which the Department of General Services or the Department of Technology determines that a request for proposal (RFP
• § 12105 — The Department of General Services and the Department of Technology shall coordinate in the development of policies and procedures that implement the intent of this chapter.
• § 12106 — The Department of General Services and the Department of Technology may, in addition to fulfilling the mandatory requirements enumerated in Sections 12102, 12102.
• § 12108 — Until the time that the Department of General Services and the Department of Technology have published in the State Administrative Manual the procedures required in accordance with Section 12102, acqu
• § 12109 — The Director of General Services and the Director of Technology may make the services of their respective departments under this chapter available, upon the terms and conditions that may be deemed sat
• § 12112 — (a) Any contract for information technology goods or services, to be manufactured or performed by the contractor especially for the state and not suitable for sale to others in the ordinary course of
• § 12113 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, state and local agencies may enter into agreements to pay for telecommunications services to be utilized beyond the current fiscal year.
• § 12120 — The Legislature finds and declares that, with the advent of deregulation in the telecommunications industry, substantial cost savings can be realized by the state through the specialized evaluation an
• § 12125 — There is hereby established the Alternative Protest Process to be administered by the Department of General Services and the Department of Technology in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Sect
• § 12126 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any department or agency may use the solicitation and alternative protest procedures outlined in this chapter for solicitations authorized under Chapter 2 (commencin
• § 12127 — Major information technology acquisitions subject to this chapter shall meet the following criteria: (a) The agency or department has stated its business needs and not detailed specification in the so
• § 12127.5 — All other procurements subject to this chapter shall meet one or more of the following criteria: (a) The agency or department has stated its business needs and not detailed specification in the solici
• § 12128 — The Department of General Services and the Department of Technology in accordance with Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12100) of Part 2 of Division 2 and this chapter shall apply this chapter to th
• § 12129 — The Department of General Services shall electronically submit a report and recommendations to the Legislature regarding the Alternative Protest Process on or before January 1, 2007, and on or before
• § 12140 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any state agency authorized to enter into contracts relating to public benefit programs shall only contract for services provided by a call center that directly serv
• § 12147 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, on or after July 1, 2017, neither the University of California nor the California State University may contract for services with a contractor or subcontractor u
• § 12153 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) It is the policy of the state to conserve and protect resources for future citizens as well as the current population of the state.
• § 12156 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no state agency shall purchase any printer or duplication cartridge for which the manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or remanufacturer places r
• § 12164.5 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that for the current state waste paper collection program, the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall provide participating locations with public
• § 12165 — (a) After implementing a recycling plan pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 12164.
• § 12166 — The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery may contract as necessary for the recycling of products which have been returned pursuant to Section 12165.
• § 12167.1 — Proceeds received from the implementation of the recycling plan established pursuant to Section 12165 or any other activity involving the collection and sale of recyclable materials in state and legis
• § 12180 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to encourage the use of marketable end products which are produced as a result of superior waste management by counties, ci
• § 12183 — (a) All state departments and agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Water Resources, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and the Depa
• § 12184 — It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, that the revenues derived from the state purchase of co-compost products will be used by counties, cities, and local agencies to offset t
• § 12200 — For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “CalRecycle” means the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, as defined pursuant to Section 40110 of the Public Re
• § 12201 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to conserve and protect its resources.
• § 12202 — The University of California is not subject to the procurement requirements of this article but shall report, pursuant to Section 12211, on purchases of the products listed in Section 12207 and what p
• § 12203 — Each state agency shall ensure each of the following: (a) (1) Before January 1, 2020, at least 50 percent of reportable purchases are recycled products.
• § 12205 — (a) (1) All state agencies shall require all businesses to certify in writing the minimum percentage, if not the exact percentage, of postconsumer material in the products, materials, goods, or suppli
• § 12207 — This article applies to the purchase of goods and materials from the following product categories: (a) Paper products, including, but not limited to, paper janitorial supplies, cartons, wrapping, pack
• § 12209 — (a) (1) CalRecycle, with the concurrence of the department and in consultation with impacted agencies, shall update the list of products identified in this section and update the minimum recycled cont
• § 12211 — (a) A state agency shall report annually to CalRecycle its progress in meeting the recycled product purchasing requirements and, if necessary, an explanation of circumstances beyond the state agency’s
• § 12215 — Each state agency may, at the discretion of the individual agency director or their designee, print a statement on recycled products selected by the agency director.
• § 12217 — (a) State agency procurement and contracting officers, or their designees, from all agencies shall participate in annual mandatory training that is conducted by CalRecycle.
• § 12300 — Unless otherwise provided, this chapter shall apply to all purchases made on behalf of the Legislature, whether made by the Senate Committee on Rules, the Assembly Committee on Rules, the Joint Rules
• § 12301 — The following definitions govern the interpretation of this chapter: (a) “Department” means the Department of General Services.
• § 12305 — This chapter applies to the procurement and purchase of the following materials, goods, and supplies, or products containing the following recycled resources, and meeting the specified content require
• § 12305.5 — If a recycled product costs more than the same product made with virgin material, the Legislature shall purchase fewer of those more costly products or apply cost savings, if any, gained from buying o
• § 12306 — This chapter does not apply to the procurement and purchase of asphalt concrete and portland cement concrete pavement.
• § 12310 — (a) On and after January 1, 1997, at least 50 percent of the total dollar amount of paper products purchased or procured by the Legislature shall be purchased as a recycled paper product, as defined i
• § 12320 — (a) The Legislature shall require contractors to certify in writing to the contracting officer, or his or her representative, whether the materials, goods, or supplies offered contain the minimum perc
• § 12400 — For purposes of this chapter, “environmentally preferable purchasing” means the procurement or acquisition of goods and services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environmen
• § 12401 — The Department of General Services, in consultation with the California Environmental Protection Agency, members of the public, industry, and public health and environmental organizations, shall provi
• § 12401.5 — Within existing resources, the Department of General Services shall designate a single point of contact for state agencies, suppliers, and other interested parties to contact regarding environmentally
• § 12402 — Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit, limit, or supersede recycled content requirements pursuant to any other provision of law.
• § 12403 — Nothing contained in any policy regarding environmentally preferable purchasing may be construed as requiring the acquisition of goods or services that do not perform adequately for their intended use
• § 12404 — Manufacturers, vendors, or other nongovernmental entities contracting with the Department of General Services shall certify in writing that any environmental attribute claims they make concerning thei
• § 12500 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Federal Laboratory Contracting Act.
• § 12501 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Technological advances are an important part of California’s economy and, therefore, it would be wise for state agencies to contract, in a
• § 12501.5 — (a) The Governor shall designate the Secretary of State and Consumer Services as the state’s representative for purposes of communicating and negotiating with representatives of the United States Depa
• § 12502 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency that enters into a prime contract with a federally funded DOE or NASA research and development center or NASA field center, or that enters into a prim
• § 1600 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, counties, a city and county, and state agencies may enter into and make payment on contracts by way of electronic transmission, including, but not limited t
• § 1601 — (a) Any public entity may adopt methods and procedures to do any of the following: (1) Receive bids on public works or other contracts over the Internet, but only if no bid can be opened before the bi
• § 19100 — (a) Presentation of a claim pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) of Division 3.
• § 19102 — (a) (1) The second lowest bidder, and any person, firm, association, trust, partnership, labor organization, corporation, or other legal entity which has, prior to the letting of the bids on the publi
• § 19150 — Any contract related to the 2020 United States Census and entered into by the Government Operations Agency or the Office of Planning and Research is exempt from this part.
• § 19201 — This part may be cited as the California Judicial Branch Contract Law.
• § 19202 — The Legislature finds and declares that placing all public contract provisions for judicial branch entities in one part will make that law clearer and easier to find.
• § 19203 — This part shall apply to all contracts initially entered into or amended by judicial branch entities on or after October 1, 2011.
• § 19204 — (a) All judicial branch entities shall comply with the provisions of this code that are applicable to state agencies and departments related to the procurement of goods and services, including informa
• § 19205 — (a) As used in this part, “judicial branch entity” means any superior court, court of appeal, the California Supreme Court, the Judicial Council, the Habeas Corpus Resource Center, or the Administrati
• § 19206 — The Judicial Council shall adopt and publish no later than January 1, 2012, a Judicial Branch Contracting Manual incorporating procurement and contracting policies and procedures that must be followed
• § 19207 — Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 19204 or as otherwise specifically required by law applicable to any judicial branch entity, nothing in this part is intended, nor shall it be construe
• § 19208 — Nothing in this part is intended, nor shall it be construed to permit, the application of provisions of this code that do not apply to state agencies and departments.
• § 19209 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.
• § 19210 — (a) The California State Auditor shall do all of the following: (1) On or before March 15, 2014, biennially thereafter, and every three years beginning in calendar year 2025, identify five judicial br
• § 2000 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law requiring a local agency to award contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, a local agency may require that a contract be awarded to the lowest respons
• § 2001 — (a) Any local agency, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 2000, that requires that contracts be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder meeting, or making a good faith effort to meet, participat
• § 2002 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law requiring a local agency to award contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, any local agency may do any of the following in facilitating contract award
• § 2010 — A person that submits a bid or proposal to, or otherwise proposes to enter into or renew a contract with, a state agency with respect to any contract in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($10
• § 20100 — This chapter may be cited as the Local Agency Public Construction Act.
• § 20101 — (a) Except as provided in Section 20111.
• § 20102 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this part to the contrary, where plans and specifications have been prepared by a public agency, whose activities are subject to this part, in order for a public
• § 20103.5 — In all contracts subject to this part 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.
• § 20103.6 — (a) (1) Any local agency subject to this chapter shall, in the procurement of architectural design services requiring an expenditure in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), include in any request
• § 20103.7 — A local agency subject to this chapter taking bids for the construction of a public work or improvement shall, upon request from a contractor plan room service, provide an electronic copy of a project
• § 20103.8 — A local agency may require a bid for a public works contract to include prices for items that may be added to, or deducted from, the scope of work in the contract for which the bid is being submitted.
• § 20104 — (a) (1) This article applies to all public works claims of three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($375,000) or less which arise between a contractor and a local agency.
• § 20104.2 — For any claim subject to this article, the following requirements apply: (a) The claim shall be in writing and include the documents necessary to substantiate the claim.
• § 20104.4 — The following procedures are established for all civil actions filed to resolve claims subject to this article: (a) Within 60 days, but no earlier than 30 days, following the filing or responsive plea
• § 20104.50 — (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to require all local governments to pay their contractors on time so that these contractors can meet their own obligations.
• § 20104.6 — (a) No local agency shall fail to pay money as to any portion of a claim which is undisputed except as otherwise provided in the contract.
• § 20104.70 — (a) (1) The second lowest bidder, and any person, firm, association, trust, partnership, labor organization, corporation, or other legal entity which has, prior to the letting of the bids on the publi
• § 20105 — This article shall apply to contracts subject to the State School Building Aid Law of 1949 provided for in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15700) of Part 10 of the Education Code.
• § 20106 — A school district shall not expend money apportioned under the State School Building Aid Law unless the contracts under which the funds are expended have been let after competitive bids pursuant to th
• § 20107 — All bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security: (a) Cash.
• § 20110 — The provisions of this part shall apply to contracts awarded by school districts subject to Part 21 (commencing with Section 35000) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code.
• § 20111 — (a) (1) The governing board of any school district, in accordance with any requirement established by that governing board pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2000, shall let any contracts involvin
• § 20111.5 — (a) The governing board of the district may require that each prospective bidder for a contract, as described under Section 20111, complete and submit to the district a standardized questionnaire and
• § 20111.6 — (a) This section applies only to public projects, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 22002, for which the governing board of the school district uses state general funds, funds received pursuant
• § 20112 — For the purpose of securing bids the governing board of a school district shall publish at least once a week for two weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in the district, or if the
• § 20113 — (a) In an emergency when any repairs, alterations, work, or improvement is necessary to any facility of public schools to permit the continuance of existing school classes, or to avoid danger to life
• § 20114 — (a) In each school district, the governing board may make repairs, alterations, additions, or painting, repainting, or decorating upon school buildings, repair or build apparatus or equipment, make im
• § 20115 — For purposes of Section 20114, “maintenance” means routine, recurring, and usual work for the preservation, protection, and keeping of any publicly owned or publicly operated facility for its intended
• § 20116 — It shall be unlawful to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects any work, project, service, or purchase for the purpose of evading the provisions of this article requiring contracting a
• § 20117 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the event there are two or more identical lowest or highest bids, as the case may be, submitted to a school district for the purchase, sale, or lease of
• § 20118 — Notwithstanding Sections 20111 and 20112, the governing board of any school district, without advertising for bids, if the board has determined it to be in the best interests of the district, may auth
• § 20118.1 — The governing board of any school district may contract with an acceptable party who is one of the three lowest responsible bidders for the procurement or maintenance, or both, of electronic data-proc
• § 20118.2 — (a) Due to the highly specialized and unique nature of technology, telecommunications, related equipment, software, and services, because products and materials of that nature are undergoing rapid tec
• § 20118.3 — The governing board of any school district may purchase supplementary textbooks, library books, educational films, audiovisual materials, test materials, workbooks, instructional computer software pac
• § 20118.4 — (a) If any change or alteration of a contract governed by Article 3 (commencing with Section 17595) of Chapter 5 of Part 10.
• § 20118.5 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enable school districts to use cost-effective options for renovating and repairing school facilities and grounds.
• § 20118.6 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the governing board of a school district may award multiple task order procurement contracts for the repair and renovation of school buildings
• § 20118.7 — (a) (1) On or before January 15, 2029, and on or before January 15, 2033, a school district that uses the task order procurement contracting method pursuant to this article shall submit to the appropr
• § 20118.8 — Except as otherwise provided in this article, the task order procurement contracting method is not intended to change any guideline, criterion, procedure, or requirement of the governing board of the
• § 20118.9 — This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 20119 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enable school districts to use cost-effective options for building and modernizing school facilities.
• § 20119.1 — As used in this article: (a) “Best value” means a procurement process whereby the selected bidder may be selected on the basis of objective criteria for evaluating the qualifications of bidders with t
• § 20119.10 — The governing board of the school district shall proceed in accordance with all of the following when awarding best value contracts under this article: (a) The school district shall prepare a solicita
• § 20119.11 — (a) (1) (A) A school district that uses the best value procurement method pursuant to this article shall submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature a report on the use o
• § 20119.12 — Except as otherwise provided in this article, the best value procurement method is not intended to change any guideline, criterion, procedure, or requirement of the governing board of the school distr
• § 20119.13 — This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 20119.2 — (a) The governing board, for projects over one million dollars ($1,000,000), may use the best value procurement method in accordance with this article.
• § 20119.3 — The governing board of the school district shall proceed in accordance with the following when awarding best value contracts under this article: (a) The school district shall prepare a solicitation fo
• § 20119.4 — Selection of the best value contractor shall be made as follows: (a) (1) The school district shall evaluate the qualifications of the bidders based solely upon the criteria set forth in the solicitati
• § 20119.5 — Except as otherwise provided in this article, the best value procurement method is not intended to change any guideline, criterion, procedure, or requirement of the governing board of the school distr
• § 20119.8 — As used in this article: (a) “Best value” means a procurement process whereby the selected bidder may be selected on the basis of objective criteria for evaluating the qualifications of bidders with t
• § 20119.9 — (a) The governing board, for projects over one million dollars ($1,000,000), before December 31, 2030, may use the best value procurement method in accordance with this article.
• § 20120 — This article applies to public works contracts awarded by counties subject to Title 3 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Government Code.
• § 20121 — Whenever the estimated cost of construction of any wharf, chute, or other shipping facility, or of any hospital, almshouse, courthouse, jail, historical museum, aquarium, county free library building,
• § 20121.1 — Notwithstanding Section 20121, a county board of supervisors need not contract for grading, drainage, pipe laying, fencing, landscaping, instrument installation, and similar construction and repair wo
• § 20122 — In counties containing a population of 500,000 or over, the work referred to in Section 20121 need not be done by contract if the estimated cost thereof is less than six thousand five hundred dollars
• § 20123 — (a) In counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or over, as determined by the last federal or special census or subsequent estimate validated by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of
• § 20123.5 — In any county, it is unlawful to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects any public work project for the purpose of evading the provisions of this article requiring public work to be do
• § 20124 — (a) The board of supervisors shall adopt plans, specifications, strain sheets, and working details for the work.
• § 20125 — The board shall cause an advertisement for bids for the performance of the work to be published pursuant to Section 6062 of the Government Code in a daily newspaper, or pursuant to Section 6066 of the
• § 20126 — Any notice inviting bids which specifies locations of possible materials, such as a borrow pit or gravel bed, for use in the proposed construction project which would be subject to Section 1602 of the
• § 20127 — All bidders shall be afforded opportunity to examine the plans, specifications, strain sheets, and working details.
• § 20128 — The board shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, and the person to whom the contract is awarded shall perform the work in accordance with the plans, specifications, strain sheets,
• § 20128.5 — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the board of supervisors may award individual annual contracts, none of which shall exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000), adjusted annually t
• § 20129 — (a) All bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security: (1) Cash.
• § 20130 — If the board of supervisors is advised by the county surveyor or engineer that any wharf, chute, or other shipping facility can be constructed or repaired for a sum less than the lowest responsible bi
• § 20131 — Counties which employ purchasing agents may: (a) Authorize the agent to employ state-licensed independent contractors and purchase materials, furnishings, and supplies used in the construction or repa
• § 20132 — The board of supervisors of any county may delegate to the county administrative officer or the county executive officer in an equivalent position, the power to enter into and execute on behalf of the
• § 20134 — (a) In cases of emergency, when repair or replacements are necessary to permit the continued conduct of county operations or services, the board of supervisors, by majority consent, may proceed at onc
• § 20135 — The plans and specifications adopted by the board for the erection, alteration, construction, or repair of any public building or other public structure shall not be altered or changed in any manner w
• § 20136 — Whenever the board enters into a contract for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or other structure, the contract shall not be altered or changed in any manner, e
• § 20137 — If any change or alteration of the contract is ordered, it shall be specified in writing by a duly authorized officer of the county.