Title PCC, California Pub. Cont. Code

The provisions of this chapter, except as to prequalifications, are not applicable to the award of informal contracts. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)

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 receive any portion of the amount to be paid under the contract until it is fully …

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 have no claim on account of usual and ordinary depreciation, loss, and wear and te…

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, or, if neither can be located or their addresses are unknown, by posting in a …

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 actual work completed plus a like percentage of the value of material delivered o…

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 pay such moneys to the contractor upon the placing of securities eligible for the …

(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 trustees shall pay interest to the contractor equivalent to the legal rate set …

Any officer or employee of the trustees who corruptly performs any official act to the injury of the state, is guilty of a felony. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)

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. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)

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 trustees or the inspector or resident engineer upon the project of the violation…

Such felonies are punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 556. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)

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. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)

“Spouse,” as used in this code, includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code. (Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 91. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)

(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 procurement of goods or supplies, or any other related action that is required, su…

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 employee has a financial interest if that employment, activity, or enterprise is sp…

(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 State University may enter into a contract in which he or she engaged in any of the…

(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 an identification number by the president of that California State University cam…

It is the intent of the Legislature that any awarding department shall accept for purposes of public contract work any state or local agency certification for minority, women, and disadvantaged business enterprises if that certification meets the certification criteria contained …

As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Awarding department” means any state agency, department, governmental entity, including the California State University, or officer or entity empowered by law to enter into contracts on behalf of the State of Californ…

(a) All awarding departments and local agencies shall accept a certification by any participating state agency whose certification criteria complies with Part 23 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. All awarding departments shall, and local agencies may, accept a certi…

(a) A participating state or local agency shall certify a business enterprise as a minority or women business enterprise if that business enterprise meets the definition of a minority or women business enterprise specified in subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 2051 in accordance…

(a) The department shall develop and make available to all awarding departments and local agencies a directory of all state and local agencies participating in the standardized certification process pursuant to this chapter. An awarding department may count, for purposes of meeti…

A participating state or local agency may challenge the certification of a business enterprise made by another participating state or local agency as follows: (a) The participating state or local agency seeking to challenge the certification determination made by another particip…

(a) The department shall establish and administer a computerized databank containing a list of certified minority, women, and disadvantaged business enterprises. On or before July 1, 1993, the data shall be made accessible to all awarding departments, local agencies, and the publ…

This chapter shall not apply to any professional services contract subject to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 16850) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1329, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)

(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 required by that emergency, and procure the necessary equipment, services, and suppl…