Title PCC, California Pub. Cont. Code

A community college district that adopts the job order contracting process shall also adopt a payment resolution process which may include, but not be limited to, the convening of a payment resolution committee. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 296, Sec. 1. (AB 618) Effective January 1…

This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 303, Sec. 2. (AB 846) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. Note: Termination date applies to Article 41.5, co…

The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts awarded by entities as provided in Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 51.5.)

Any work of grading, clearing, demolition, or construction undertaken by the agency shall be done by contract after competitive bids if the cost of that work exceeds the amount specified in Section 20162, as that section presently exists or may be hereafter amended. With respect …

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. (b) A cashier’s check made payable to the local agency. (c) A certified check made payable to the local agency. (d) A bidder…

(a) To the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment arising from any contract for work to be performed in connection with any redevelopment project shall be given to the lower income residents of the project area. (b) An agency with a resident populatio…

An agency shall require each successful bidder to file with it good and sufficient bonds, to be approved by it. The bonds shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract and upon the payment of all claims for labor and material in connection with the contract. …

The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by recreation and park districts as provided in the Recreation and Park District Law, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 5780) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 15, Sec. 2. Effective Janu…

(a) All contracts for new construction estimated to cost in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding. (b) All contracts for alterations, maintenance, or repairs estimated to cost in excess of twenty-f…

(a) A district shall publish notice inviting bids for any contract for which competitive bidding is required at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the district at least one week before the time specified for receiving bids. The notice shall distinctly state t…

Notwithstanding Sections 20815.1 and 20815.3, a district may use the provisions of the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 22000). (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 15, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to demonstrate an alternative and optional procedure for bidding of public works projects that is applicable only to school districts. The Legislature has p…

As used in this chapter: (a) “Adjustment factor” means the job order contractor’s competitively bid adjustment to the school district’s prices as published in the unit price catalog. (b) “Indefinite quantity” means one or more of the construction tasks listed in the unit price ca…

Provisions in this article only apply to school districts that choose to utilize job order contracting. A school district may utilize job order contracting, when permitted by this article, as an alternative to any contracting procedures that the school district is otherwise autho…

(a) The school district may utilize job order contracting pursuant to this article only if the school district has entered into a project labor agreement or agreements that will apply to all public works awarded through job order contracting and to all other public works of the s…

Bidding for job order contracts shall progress as follows: (a) (1) The school district shall prepare a set of documents for job order contracts. The documents shall include a unit price catalog and preestablished unit prices, job order contract technical specifications, and any o…

(a) The maximum total dollar amount that may be awarded under a single job order contract shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) in the first term of the job order contract and, if extended or renewed pursuant to subdivision (b), a maximum of ten million dollars ($10,…

(a) All work bid under the job order contract shall comply with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1 and is subject to all of the penalties and provisions set forth in that chapter. (b) For purposes of this article, if the primary job order contractor chooses to use…

(a) A job order contract shall set forth in the general conditions of the job order contract the party or parties responsible for seeing that the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 1770) of Chapter 1 of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code are complied with. (b) F…

A willful violation of Section 20919.26 occurs when the job order contractor or subcontractor knew or reasonably should have known of his or her obligations under the public works law and deliberately fails or refuses to comply with its provisions. The school district using job o…

For purposes of employment of apprentices on job order contracts, when the individual job order involves more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) or 20 working days, all general contractors or subcontractors shall at all times be in compliance with Section 1777.5 of the Labor …

A job order contractor or subcontractor that knowingly violates the provisions involving employment of apprentices shall forfeit as a civil penalty an amount not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for each full calendar day of noncompliance. The amount of this penalty shall be …

In order to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, the school district adopting job order contracting shall do all of the following: (a) Prepare for each individual job order developed under a job order contract an independent school district estimate. The estimate will be prepared pri…

A school district that adopts the job order contracting process shall also adopt a payment resolution process which may include, but not be limited to, the convening of a payment resolution committee. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 753, Sec. 2. (AB 1431) Effective January 1, 2016. Re…

This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2027, deletes or extends that date. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 303, Sec. 4. (AB 846) Effective January 1, 2022. Rep…

This article applies to contracts by reclamation districts formed under special acts of the Legislature or under Division 15 (commencing with Section 50000) of the Water Code or any district which is otherwise authorized to act under that division. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1042…

All contracts for any improvement or unit of work, or for materials or supplies, in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) shall be let to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, except as otherwise provided in this article. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1042, Sec. 1.)

It is unlawful to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects for the purpose of evading the provisions of this article requiring work to be done by contract after competitive bidding. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1042, Sec. 1.)

The board shall advertise for bids by at least two insertions, not less than five days apart, in a newspaper of general circulation circulated within the district, or if there is none, shall post notice at least 10 days before the date of opening of bids in at least three public …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a district participates in any federal or state assistance program, the district shall comply with the procurement requirements of that program to the extent that the requirements are more restrictive than those set forth in th…

The board shall have the right to reject any and all bids not suitable to the best interests of the district. In its discretion, the board may readvertise for new bids or negotiate an offered bid, if it is the sole bid received and the negotiated price does not exceed the offered…

(a) In the event of any emergency, the board may negotiate and award a contract for construction of work to prevent damage or repair damaged works without advertising for bids and expend any sum reasonably required in the emergency. If notice for bids to let contracts will not be…

The limitations set forth in Section 20921 may be exceeded to a maximum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for projects and purchases of materials for projects for which no assistance from federal, state, or other local governmental agencies is requested, if that approval is sec…

The Legislature finds and declares that alternative project delivery, using the best value procurement methodology, has been authorized for various agencies that have reported benefits from those projects, including reduced project costs, expedited project start and completion, s…

(a) A surface storage project identified in the CALFED Bay-Delta Program Record of Decision, dated August 28, 2000, that receives funding pursuant to Division 26.7 (commencing with Section 79700) of the Water Code may use, in addition to any other methods of project delivery othe…

The procurement process for the project shall progress as follows: (a) The local agency shall prepare a set of documents setting forth the scope and estimated price of the project. The documents may include, but need not be limited to, the size, type, and desired design character…

(a) The local agency, in each request for proposals, may identify specific types of subcontractors that must be included in the entity statement of qualifications and proposal. (b) Following award of the contract, the entity shall proceed as follows in awarding construction subco…

Any project constructed pursuant to this article shall be subject to Part 1 (commencing with Section 6000) of Division 3 of the Water Code. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 760, Sec. 1. (AB 2551) Effective January 1, 2017.)

All bids for construction work requested by an agency or district covered by this chapter shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security: (a) Cash. (b) A cashier’s check made payable to the agency or district. (c)…

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, price, features, functions, life-cycle costs, experience, and past performance. A b…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the secretary may procure progressive design-build contracts for the design-build project. (b) The secretary shall develop guidelines for a standard organizational conflict-of-interest policy, consistent with applicable law, regarding the abilit…

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. The determination may include, but need not be limited to, the size, type, and desired design ch…

(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 surety. The amount of the payment bond shall not be less than the amount of the …

(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 preconstruction activities sufficient to establish a separate guaranteed maximum price …

(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 qualifications. All construction subcontractors that are identified in the stat…

This article does not affect, expand, alter, or limit any rights or remedies otherwise available at law. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 47, Sec. 25. (AB 134) Effective July 10, 2023.)