California

Public Contract Code - PCC

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

• § 2200 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Iran Contracting Act of 2010.
• § 22000 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act.
• § 22001 — The Legislature finds and declares that there is a statewide need to promote uniformity of the cost accounting standards and bidding procedures on construction work performed or contracted by public e
• § 22001.5 — On or before January 1, 2009, the Controller shall send a notice to all public agencies describing the provisions of this chapter and the benefits of using its provisions.
• § 22002 — (a) “Public agency,” for purposes of this chapter, means a city, county, city and county, including chartered cities and chartered counties, any special district, and any other agency of the state for
• § 22003 — A public agency which has, by resolution, elected to become subject to the uniform construction cost accounting procedures set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 22010), may utilize the biddi
• § 2201 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) In imposing United States sanctions on Iran, Congress and the President have determined that the illicit nuclear activities of the G
• § 22010 — There is hereby created the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission.
• § 22011 — The Controller, in an effort to select highly qualified commission members, shall solicit from organized representatives of the construction industry and public agencies recommendations for appointmen
• § 22012 — At least one commission member of the seven representing the construction industry and at least one of the seven representing public agencies shall have previous accounting experience.
• § 22013 — The commission members shall select a chairperson from among its membership.
• § 22014 — (a) The members of the commission shall hold office for terms of three years, and until their successors are appointed.
• § 22015 — (a) The Controller shall make available for the conduct of the commission’s business, such staff and other support as does not conflict with the accomplishment of the other business of the office of t
• § 22016 — The commission shall meet not less than once each year, at a time and place chosen by its membership.
• § 22017 — The commission shall do all of the following: (a) After due deliberation and study, recommend for adoption by the Controller, uniform construction cost accounting procedures for implementation by publ
• § 22018 — The Controller shall, upon receipt of the commission’s recommendations, review and evaluate the recommended procedures and either formally adopt or reject the recommended procedures within 90 days of
• § 22019 — Upon determining that the recommended uniform construction cost accounting procedures will serve the best interests of the state and public agencies, and upon formal adoption by the Controller, the Co
• § 2202 — As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Awarding body” means a department, board, agency, authority, or officer, agent, or other authorized representative of the public entity a
• § 2202.5 — For purposes of this chapter, a person engages in investment activities in Iran if any of the following is true: (a) The person provides goods or services of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) or mo
• § 22020 — In accordance with procedures and standards adopted pursuant to Section 22017, every five years the commission shall consider whether there have been material changes in public construction costs and
• § 2203 — (a) (1) A person that, at the time of bid or proposal for a new contract or renewal of an existing contract, is identified on a list created pursuant to subdivision (b) as a person engaging in investm
• § 22030 — (a) This article applies only to a public agency whose governing board has by resolution elected to become subject to the uniform construction cost accounting procedures set forth in Article 2 (commen
• § 22031 — (a) Prior to January 1, 2013, this article shall not prohibit a board of supervisors or a county road commissioner from utilizing, as an alternative to the procedures set forth in this article, the pr
• § 22032 — (a) Public projects of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) or less may be performed by the employees of a public agency by force account, by negotiated contract, or by purchase order.
• § 22033 — It shall be unlawful to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects any project for the purpose of evading the provisions of this article requiring work to be done by contract after competi
• § 22034 — Each public agency that elects to become subject to the uniform construction accounting procedures set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 22010) shall enact an informal bidding ordinance to g
• § 22035 — (a) In cases of emergency when repair or replacements are necessary, the governing body may proceed at once to replace or repair any public facility without adopting plans, specifications, strain shee
• § 22035.5 — In counties that are under court order to relieve justice facility overcrowding, the procedures and restrictions specified in Section 20134 shall apply to all contracts issued under this chapter.
• § 22036 — The commission shall determine, on a county-by-county basis, the appropriate construction trade journals which shall receive mailed, faxed, or emailed notice of all informal and formal construction co
• § 22037 — Notice inviting formal bids shall state the time and place for the receiving and opening of sealed bids and distinctly describe the project.
• § 22038 — (a) In its discretion, the public agency may reject any bids presented, if the agency, prior to rejecting all bids and declaring that the project can be more economically performed by employees of the
• § 22039 — The governing body of the participating public agency or its designated representative shall adopt plans, specifications, and working details for all public projects exceeding the amount specified in
• § 2204 — (a) A public entity shall require a person that submits a bid or proposal to, or otherwise proposes to enter into or renew a contract with, a public entity with respect to a contract for goods or serv
• § 22040 — Any person may examine the plans, specifications, or working details, or all of these, adopted by the public agency for any project.
• § 22041 — This article does not apply to the construction of any public building used for facilities of juvenile forestry camps or juvenile homes, ranches, or camps established under Article 15 (commencing with
• § 22042 — The commission shall review the accounting procedures of any participating public agency where an interested party presents evidence that the work undertaken by the public agency falls within any of t
• § 22042.5 — The commission shall review practices of any participating public agency where an interested party presents evidence that the public agency is not in compliance with Section 22034 or 22037.
• § 22043 — (a) In those circumstances set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 22042, a request for commission review shall be in writing, sent by certified or registered mail received by the commission postmarke
• § 22044 — The commission shall prepare written findings, which shall be presented to the public agency within 30 calendar days of formal commission review.
• § 22044.5 — If the commission makes a finding, in accordance with Section 22043, on three separate occasions within a 10-year period, that the work undertaken by a public agency falls within any of the categories
• § 22045 — (a) No later than January 1, 1985, the commission shall recommend, for adoption by the Controller, written procedures implementing the accounting procedures review provided for in this article.
• § 2205 — (a) If the local public entity, or the Department of General Services in the case of state contracts, determines, using credible information available to the public and after providing 90 days written
• § 22050 — (a) (1) In the case of an emergency, a public agency, pursuant to a four-fifths vote of its governing body, may repair or replace a public facility, take any directly related and immediate action requ
• § 2206 — This act shall occupy the field with regard to all public contracts for goods or services with a person engaged in investment activities in Iran and shall preempt any law, ordinance, rule, or regulati
• § 2207 — The Legislature shall submit to the Attorney General of the United States a written notice describing this chapter within 30 days after the effective date of this act.
• § 2208 — (a) If any one or more provisions, sections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is found to be invalid, illegal, u
• § 22101 — The Legislature has found that electronic data-processing equipment, goods, and services are unique, and of such importance to state programs as to warrant a separate acquisition authority therefor.
• § 22102 — For purposes of this chapter, “district” means the Southern California Rapid Transit District.
• § 22103 — (a) Acquisition of electronic data-processing goods and services by the district shall be conducted through competitive means, except when the district determines one of the following: (1) The goods a
• § 22104 — (a) Contract awards shall be based on the proposal which provides the most cost-effective solution to the district’s requirements, as determined by the evaluation criteria contained in the solicitatio
• § 22105 — Protest procedures shall be provided to allow proposers an opportunity to formally protest any acquisition conducted in accordance with this chapter.
• § 22106 — Electronic data-processing goods which are determined to be surplus to the district’s needs shall be disposed of in a manner best serving the interests of the district, which may include auction, sale
• § 22107 — The district may establish policies and procedures for all of the following: (a) Price negotiation with respect to all acquisitions conducted under this chapter.
• § 22108 — The district may adopt additional rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this chapter.
• § 22109 — Any contract for electronic data-processing goods and services, to be manufactured or performed by the contractor especially for the district and not suitable for sale to others in the ordinary course
• § 22150 — (a) If fitness and quality are equal, each local public entity shall purchase recycled products, as defined in Section 12200, instead of nonrecycled products whenever recycled products are available a
• § 22151 — In bids in which the local government has reserved the right to make multiple awards, the recycled product preference cost shall be applied, to the extent possible, so as to maximize the dollar partic
• § 22152 — (a) All local public entities shall require all business, as defined in Section 12200, to certify in writing the minimum, if not exact, percentage of postconsumer materials in the products, materials,
• § 22153 — All printing contracts made by any local public entity shall provide that the paper used shall meet the recycled content requirements of Section 12209.
• § 22154 — (a) All businesses shall certify in writing to the contracting officer, or his or her representative, the minimum, if not exact, percentage of postconsumer material in the products, materials, goods,
• § 22160 — (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
• § 22161 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Best value” means a value determined by evaluation of objective criteria that relate to price, features, functions, life-cycle costs
• § 22162 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), and notwithstanding any other law, a local agency, with approval of its governing body, may procure design-build contracts for public works projects in exces
• § 22162.4 — Upon approval of its governing body, a city, county, or city and county may use the design-build contracting process described in this chapter to award contracts for construction of projects that are
• § 22162.5 — Upon approval by its governing body, the Santa Clara Valley Water District may use the design-build contracting process described in this chapter to award a contract for the following projects: (a) Fl
• § 22162.6 — (a) Upon approval of the board of supervisors, the County of Orange may use the design-build contracting process described in this chapter to award a contract for the following projects: (1) Flood pro
• § 22162.7 — (a) Upon approval of the governing body, the Orange County Flood Control District, as defined in Chapter 36 of the Orange County Flood Control Act, Sections 1 to 23 of the Orange County Flood Control
• § 22162.8 — (a) Upon approval of its governing body, the Paradise Irrigation District may use the design-build contracting process described in this chapter to award a contract for a water conveyance pipeline fro
• § 22162.9 — (a) Upon approval of the city council of the City of Long Beach, the City of Long Beach may use the design-build contracting process described in this chapter to award contracts for curb ramps that ar
• § 22164 — The procurement process for the design-build projects shall progress as follows: (a) (1) The local agency shall prepare a set of documents setting forth the scope and estimated price of the project.
• § 22165 — (a) The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance bonds for the project in the form and in the amount required by the local agency, and issued by a California admitted surety.
• § 22166 — (a) The local agency, 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 proposa
• § 22167 — (a) If the local agency elects to award a project pursuant to this article, retention proceeds withheld by the local agency from the design-build entity shall not exceed 5 percent if a performance and
• § 22168 — Nothing in this article affects, expands, alters, or limits any rights or remedies otherwise available at law.
• § 22169 — This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 22170 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) (1) “Best value” means a value determined by evaluation of objective criteria that may include, but are not limited to, price, featur
• § 22171 — A local agency may procure progressive design-build contracts and use the progressive design-build contracting process described in this chapter for up to 15 public works projects in excess of five mi
• § 22171.5 — A local agency entering into design-build contracts authorized under this chapter shall develop guidelines for a standard organizational conflict-of-interest policy, consistent with applicable law, re
• § 22172 — The procurement process for progressive design-build projects shall progress as follows: (a) The local agency shall prepare and issue a request for qualifications in order to select a design-build ent
• § 22172.1 — (a) The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance bonds for the project in the form and in the amount required by the local agency, and issued by a California admitted surety.
• § 22172.2 — (a) After selecting a design-build entity based upon qualifications, the local agency may enter into a contract and direct the design-build entity to begin design and preconstruction activities suffic
• § 22172.3 — (a) The local agency, 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.
• § 22172.4 — (a) If the local agency elects to award a project pursuant to this chapter, retention proceeds withheld by the local agency from the design-build entity shall not exceed 5 percent if a performance and
• § 22172.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.
• § 22173 — Nothing in this chapter affects, expands, alters, or limits any rights or remedies otherwise available at law.
• § 22174 — This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 22175 — This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Civic Reporting Openness in Negotiations Efficiency Act, or CRONEY.
• § 22176 — As used in this chapter, “civic openness in negotiations ordinance” or “COIN ordinance” means an ordinance adopted by a city, county, city and county, or special district that requires any of the foll
• § 22177 — (a) This chapter applies only to a city, county, city and county, or special district that has adopted a COIN ordinance, which is effective and operative.
• § 22178 — (a) This chapter shall apply to any contracts with a value of at least two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), and to any contracts with a person or entity, or related person or entity, with a
• § 22180 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) (1) “Best value” means a value determined by evaluation of objective criteria that may include, but are not limited to, price, featur
• § 22180.1 — A local agency may procure progressive design-build contracts and use the progressive design-build contracting process described in this chapter for up to 10 public works projects in excess of five mi
• § 22180.10 — Nothing in this chapter affects, expands, alters, or limits any rights or remedies otherwise available at law.
• § 22180.11 — This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 22180.2 — A local agency entering into design-build contracts authorized under this chapter shall develop guidelines for a standard organizational conflict-of-interest policy, consistent with applicable law, re
• § 22180.3 — The procurement process for progressive design-build projects shall progress as follows: (a) The local agency shall prepare and issue a request for qualifications in order to select a design-build ent
• § 22180.4 — (a) The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance bonds for the project in the form and in the amount required by the local agency, and issued by a California admitted surety.
• § 22180.5 — (a) After selecting a design-build entity based upon qualifications, the local agency may enter into a contract and direct the design-build entity to begin design and preconstruction activities suffic
• § 22180.6 — (a) The local agency, 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.
• § 22180.7 — (a) If the local agency elects to award a project pursuant to this chapter, retention proceeds withheld by the local agency from the design-build entity shall not exceed 5 percent if a performance and
• § 22180.8 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.
• § 22180.9 — The authorization to use the progressive design-build contracting process pursuant to this chapter does not include the authority to perform construction inspection services for projects on, or interf
• § 22185 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) (1) “Best value” means a value determined by evaluation of objective criteria that may include, but are not limited to, price, featur
• § 22185.1 — A local agency may procure progressive design-build contracts and use the progressive design-build contracting process described in this chapter for up to 10 public works projects in excess of five mi
• § 22185.10 — Nothing in this chapter affects, expands, alters, or limits any rights or remedies otherwise available at law.
• § 22185.11 — This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 22185.2 — A local agency entering into design-build contracts authorized under this chapter shall develop guidelines for a standard organizational conflict-of-interest policy, consistent with applicable law, re
• § 22185.3 — The procurement process for progressive design-build projects shall progress as follows: (a) The local agency shall prepare and issue a request for qualifications in order to select a design-build ent
• § 22185.4 — (a) The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance bonds for the project in the form and in the amount required by the local agency, and issued by a California admitted surety.
• § 22185.5 — (a) After selecting a design-build entity based upon qualifications, the local agency may enter into a contract and direct the design-build entity to begin design and preconstruction activities suffic
• § 22185.6 — (a) The local agency, 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.
• § 22185.7 — (a) If the local agency elects to award a project pursuant to this chapter, retention proceeds withheld by the local agency from the design-build entity shall not exceed 5 percent if a performance and
• § 22185.8 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 10231.
• § 22185.9 — Nothing in this chapter authorizes a local agency to perform work on a state-owned or state-operated facility.
• § 22190 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Apprenticeable occupation” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 2601.
• § 22191 — (a) (1) The city may procure contracts for the project or any part of the project pursuant to this chapter.
• § 22192 — (a) (1) Upon agreement of the pricing, including any guaranteed maximum price if applicable, for any relevant aspects of the project, the city, in its sole and absolute discretion, may do all of the f
• § 22193 — (a) The city, in its solicitation for proposals or bids for the project, may identify specific types of subcontractors, certifications, and license classifications that shall be included in the busine
• § 22194 — (a) All public works constructed pursuant to this chapter shall comply with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.
• § 22195 — The business entity shall provide payment bonds for the project issued by a California-admitted surety in the form, at the times, and in the amount required by the city.
• § 22196 — (a) The relevant contracts between the city and the business entity for the project shall require errors and omissions insurance coverage for the design elements of the project.
• § 22197 — (a) The negotiation process shall expressly prohibit practices that may result in unlawful activity, including, but not limited to, rebates, kickbacks, or other unlawful consideration.
• § 22198 — All documents related to the project shall be subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.
• § 22199 — (a) The provisions of this chapter are severable.
• § 22199.5 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Best value” means a value determined by evaluation of objective criteria that relate to price, features, functions, life-cycle costs, experience, and past performance.
• § 22199.6 — (a) Upon approval by its governing body, a local agency may use, in addition to other methods of project delivery otherwise allowable by law, the Construction Manager/General Contractor method of proj
• § 22200 — As used in this part: (a) “Public works contract” means, except for a contract awarded pursuant to the State Contract Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100)), a contract awarded through competiti
• § 22201 — Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the terms of any public works contract may include at the time of bidding and of award a provision for arbitration of any claim pursuant to Article 7.
• § 22300 — (a) For purposes of this section, “contractor” includes, but is not limited to, a contractor performing a public works contract, as defined in Section 1101, and any person or entity that would qualify
• § 22350 — This part shall be known and may be cited as the Year 2000 Problem Vendor Compliance and Information Practices Policy.
• § 22351 — For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: (a) “Contractor” means any individual, corporation, partnership, business entity, joint venture or association, or any other organization or
• § 22352 — It is the policy of this state to do business solely with those persons and contractors that, subsequent to entering into any contract with a public entity, recognize the importance and urgency of the
• § 22353 — (a) Any public entity may submit a written request for information regarding the Year 2000 Problem to any contractor who is under contract to provide, or was at any time under contract to provide, any
• § 22355 — Nothing in this part shall be construed to require any person or contractor to disclose any information that qualifies for protection as a trade secret, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 3426.
• § 2500 — (a) A public entity may use, enter into, or require contractors to enter into, a project labor agreement for a construction project only if the agreement includes all of the following taxpayer protect
• § 2500.5 — (a) A state agency may use, enter into, or require contractors to enter into, a project labor agreement pursuant to this chapter that applies to a project or set of projects with aggregate constructio
• § 2501 — The members of the governing board of a local public entity may choose by majority vote whether to use, enter into, or require contractors to enter into a project labor agreement that includes all the
• § 2502 — If a charter provision, initiative, or ordinance of a charter city prohibits the governing board’s consideration of a project labor agreement that includes all the taxpayer protection provisions of Se
• § 2503 — If a charter provision, initiative, or ordinance of a charter city prohibits, limits, or constrains in any way the governing board’s authority or discretion to adopt, require, or utilize a project lab
• § 2600 — (a) This chapter applies when a public entity is required by statute or regulation to obtain an enforceable commitment that a bidder, contractor, or other entity will use a skilled and trained workfor
• § 2600.5 — The failure of a public entity to provide a notice pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 2600 shall not excuse either of the following: (a) The public entity from the requirement to obtain an enforce
• § 2601 — For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Apprenticeable occupation” means an occupation for which the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards of the Department of Industrial Relations had approved
• § 2602 — (a) When a contractor, bidder, or other entity is required to provide an enforceable commitment that a skilled and trained workforce will be used to complete a contract or project, the commitment shal
• § 2603 — (a) If the Labor Commissioner or his or her designee determines after an investigation that a contractor or subcontractor failed to use a skilled and trained workforce in accordance with this chapter,
• § 2604 — On or before July 1, 2025, the Division of Apprenticeship Standards shall create and maintain a public online database to verify that a worker graduated from a California apprenticeship program.
• § 3000 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Architect” means an architect who has a current license issued by the state.
• § 3002 — (a) For purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 3400 and subdivision (a) of Section 10129, for any roof project, a material, product, thing, or service shall be considered equal if it meets all of the
• § 3004 — Specifications for any roof project shall be designed to promote competition.
• § 3006 — (a) (1) An architect, engineer, or roofing consultant who provides professional services related to a roof project shall disclose any financial relationships by completing and signing the certificatio
• § 3008 — (a) To report bid rigging involving local government agencies and employees, including, but not limited to, county, city, and school district employees and officials, an interested person may contact
• § 3010 — This article shall not apply to a school district operating in accordance with Section 20113 or a community college district operating in accordance with Section 20654.
• § 3300 — (a) Any public entity, as defined in Section 1100, the University of California, and the California State University shall specify the classification of the contractor’s license which a contractor sha
• § 3400 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the intent of this section to encourage contractors and manufacturers to develop and implement new and ingenious materials, products, and services tha
• § 3410 — Any public entity, as defined in Section 1100, including any school district or community college district, when purchasing food, shall give preference to United States-grown produce and United States
• § 3500 — This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Buy Clean California Act.
• § 3501 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Awarding authority” means any of the following: (1) A state agency for a contract for a public works project that is subject to the
• § 3502 — (a) By January 1, 2022, the department, in consultation with the State Air Resources Board, shall establish, and publish in the State Contracting Manual or a department management memorandum, or make
• § 3503 — (a) An awarding authority shall require the successful bidder for a contract described in subdivision (b) to submit a current facility-specific Environmental Product Declaration, Type III, as defined
• § 3504 — In carrying out its duties under this article, an awarding authority shall strive to achieve a continuous reduction of emissions over time.
• § 3505 — The department, by July 1, 2023, shall submit a report to the Legislature on any obstacles to the implementation of this article, and the effectiveness of this article to reduce global warming potenti
• § 4100 — This chapter may be cited as the “Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act.
• § 4101 — The Legislature finds that the practices of bid shopping and bid peddling in connection with the construction, alteration, and repair of public improvements often result in poor quality of material an
• § 4103 — Nothing in this chapter limits or diminishes any rights or remedies, either legal or equitable, which: (a) An original or substituted subcontractor may have against the prime contractor, his or her su
• § 4104 — Any officer, department, board, or commission taking bids for the construction of any public work or improvement shall provide in the specifications prepared for the work or improvement or in the gene
• § 4104.5 — (a) The officer, department, board, or commission taking bids for construction of any public work or improvement shall specify in the bid invitation and public notice the place the bids of the prime c
• § 4105 — Circumvention by a general contractor who bids as a prime contractor of the requirement under Section 4104 for him or her to list his or her subcontractors, by the device of listing another contractor
• § 4106 — If a prime contractor fails to specify a subcontractor or if a prime contractor specifies more than one subcontractor for the same portion of work to be performed under the contract in excess of one-h
• § 4107 — A prime contractor whose bid is accepted may not: (a) Substitute a person as subcontractor in place of the subcontractor listed in the original bid, except that the awarding authority, or its duly aut
• § 4107.2 — No subcontractor listed by a prime contractor under Section 4104 as furnishing and installing carpeting, shall voluntarily sublet his or her subcontract with respect to any portion of the labor to be
• § 4107.5 — The prime contractor as a condition to assert a claim of inadvertent clerical error in the listing of a subcontractor shall within two working days after the time of the prime bid opening by the award
• § 4107.7 — If a contractor who enters into a contract with a public entity for investigation, removal or remedial action, or disposal relative to the release or presence of a hazardous material or hazardous wast
• § 4108 — (a) It shall be the responsibility of each subcontractor submitting bids to a prime contractor to be prepared to submit a faithful performance and payment bond or bonds if so requested by the prime co
• § 4109 — Subletting or subcontracting of any portion of the work in excess of one-half of 1 percent of the prime contractor’s total bid as to which no subcontractor was designated in the original bid shall onl
• § 4110 — A prime contractor violating any of the provisions of this chapter violates his or her contract and the awarding authority may exercise the option, in its own discretion, of (1) canceling his or her c
• § 4111 — Violation of this chapter by a licensee under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code constitutes grounds for disciplinary action by the Contractors
• § 4112 — The failure on the part of a contractor to comply with any provision of this chapter does not constitute a defense to the contractor in any action brought against the contractor by a subcontractor.
• § 4113 — As used in this chapter, the word “subcontractor” shall mean a contractor, within the meaning of the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Profession
• § 4114 — The county board of supervisors, when it is the awarding authority, may delegate its functions under Sections 4107 and 4110 to any officer designated by the board.
• § 5100 — (a) “Public entity” means the state, Regents of the University of California, a county, city and county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public
• § 5101 — (a) A bidder shall not be relieved of the bid unless by consent of the awarding authority nor shall any change be made in the bid because of mistake, but the bidder may bring an action against the pub
• § 5102 — The complaint shall be filed, and summons served on the director of the department or the chief of the division or other head of the public entity under which the work is to be performed or an appeara
• § 5103 — The bidder shall establish to the satisfaction of the court that: (a) A mistake was made.
• § 5104 — Other than the notice to the public entity, no claim is required to be filed before bringing the action.
• § 5105 — A bidder who claims a mistake or who forfeits his or her bid security shall be prohibited from participating in further bidding on the project on which the mistake was claimed or security forfeited.
• § 5106 — If the public entity deems it is for its best interest, it may, on refusal or failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract, award it to the second lowest bidder.
• § 5107 — In all actions brought under the provisions of this chapter, all courts wherein such actions are or may hereafter be pending, shall give such actions preference over all other civil actions therein, i
• § 5110 — (a) When a project for the construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any structure, building, or road, or other improvement of any kind is competitively bid and any intended or actual award
• § 6100 — (a) A state agency, as defined in Section 10335.
• § 6101 — (a) A state agency, as defined in Section 10335.
• § 6102 — (a) A contract that was entered into because of an act that would constitute a violation of a state or federal crime relating to bribery of a public official, including, but not limited to, a violatio
• § 6106 — (a) Any state agency or department, which is subject to this code, shall follow this section in negotiating fees and executing a contract for professional consulting services of a private architectura
• § 6106.5 — (a) “State agency,” as used in this section, means those departments defined in Section 10106 of the Public Contract Code.
• § 6107 — (a) As used in this section, “California company” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other business entity that was a licensed California contractor on the date w
• § 6108 — (a) (1) Every contract entered into by any state agency for the procurement or laundering of apparel, garments, or corresponding accessories, or the procurement of equipment, materials, or supplies, o
• § 6109 — (a) A public entity, as defined in Section 1100, may not permit a contractor or subcontractor who is ineligible to bid or work on, or be awarded, a public works project pursuant to Section 1777.
• § 6610 — Notice inviting formal bids for projects by a public agency that include a requirement for any type of mandatory prebid conference, site visit, or meeting shall include the time, date, and location of
• § 6611 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of General Services may, relative to contracts for goods, services, information technology, and telecommunications, use a negotiation process if the d
• § 6615 — For all state contracts, and, to the extent feasible, all federally funded contracts awarded pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 10290), Chapter 2
• § 6700 — (a) This chapter provides for an alternative procurement procedure for certain transportation projects performed by the Department of Transportation.
• § 6701 — (a) The Construction Manager/General Contractor method provided by this chapter may be used by the department, but is not limited to, when it is anticipated that the Construction Manager/General Contr