Title PCC, California Pub. Cont. Code

(a) Except as provided by subdivision (b), a state agency shall secure at least three competitive bids or proposals for each contract. (b) Three competitive bids or proposals are not required in any of the following cases: (1) In cases of an emergency where a contract is necessar…

Whenever a contract subject to the provisions of this article is awarded under a procedure which provides for competitive bidding, the bids shall be publicly opened at the time stated in the invitation for bids and the dollar amount of each bid shall be read. No bids shall be con…

After opening, all bids shall be available for public inspection. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1231, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1983.)

(a) (1) Contracts subject to the provisions of this article may be awarded under a procedure that makes use of a request for proposal. State agencies that use this procedure shall include in the request for proposal a clear, precise description of the work to be performed or serv…

The Department of Human Resources, with respect to contracts it enters into for state employees for employee benefits, occupational health and safety, training services, or any combination thereof, shall provide all qualified bidders with a fair opportunity to enter the bidding p…

(a) Whenever a contract is awarded under a procedure providing for competitive bidding, but the contract is not to be awarded to the low bidder, the low bidder shall be given notice five working days prior to the award of the contract by telegram, electronic facsimile transmissio…

Contracts may provide for progress payments to contractors for work performed or costs incurred in the performance of the contract. Not less than 10 percent of the contract amount shall be withheld pending final completion of the contract. However, if the contract consists of the…

The department shall prescribe the following: (a) The conditions under which a contract may be awarded without competition, and the methods and criteria which shall be used in determining the reasonableness of contract costs when a contract is awarded without competition. (b) Any…

Each state agency shall designate at least one currently existing person or position within the state agency as a contract manager. Every contract manager shall have knowledge of legal contractual arrangements. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 759, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2001.)

The Department of Human Resources shall establish a program for training state agency contracting personnel in contract administration and contract management. The cost of training state agency contracting personnel shall be paid by state agencies out of their appropriations for …

(a) This section shall apply to contracts awarded by the Department of Rehabilitation to provide rehabilitation services to eligible individuals with disabilities pursuant to Section 361.48 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Notwithstanding the bidding, advertisi…

(a) The department shall exempt from its approval contracts under one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) that any state agency awards if the state agency does all of the following: (1) Designates an agency officer as responsible and directly accountable for the agency’s co…

(a) The department shall conduct a quality control review of the audit of the contracting program required by Section 10351. (b) The exemption provided by Section 10351 may be withdrawn by the department at any time that the department finds that the state agency to which the exe…

A contract in an amount in excess of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) that is governed by the provisions of this part shall contain a provision requiring the contractor to give priority consideration in filling vacancies in positions funded by the contract to qualified rec…

(a) Any contract for legal services shall contain the following provisions: (1) The contractor shall agree to adhere to legal cost and billing guidelines designated by the state agency. (2) The contractor shall adhere to litigation plans designated by the state agency. (3) The co…

(a) No person, firm, or subsidiary thereof who has been awarded a consulting services contract may submit a bid for, nor be awarded a contract for, the provision of services, procurement of goods or supplies, or any other related action which is required, suggested, or otherwise …

(a) Each contractor shall be advised in writing on the standard contract form that his or her performance, or the firm’s performance under the contract will be evaluated. (b) The department shall use standardized evaluation forms and make them available to every state agency. Eac…

(a) Each state agency shall conduct a post-evaluation, by completing the post-evaluation form, of each consulting services contract totaling five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more that it executes. (b) The agency shall evaluate the performance of the contractor in doing the work …

The evaluations and contractor responses on file with the state agencies and the department shall not be public records. The department shall act as a central depository for all state agencies making evaluation or desiring information on a contractor’s record with the state and s…

The following provisions shall apply to all consulting services contracts: (a) Each state agency shall, regardless of the fiscal amount involved, use available private resources only when the quality of work of private resources is of at least equal quality compared with the stat…

On and after January 1, 2024, when seeking to award a contract for commercial rental car services, the department shall develop criteria to evaluate bidders, at least in part, based on the number of zero-emission vehicles or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in their rental car fl…

(a) The department shall ensure that all state agencies are kept fully informed of the department’s plans and procedures for implementing the provisions of this article. The department shall make information available on implementation procedures to all interested parties. (b) Th…

The department may purchase, lease or otherwise acquire from the federal government or any agency thereof for use of state agencies, surplus real property, including buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated thereon, whenever in the department’s judgment the purchase or acquisi…

Any and all negotiations with the federal government or its agencies for or in connection with the purchase or acquisition of such property, and all activities, functions and responsibilities pertaining thereto, are hereby vested in and shall be assumed and conducted exclusively …

The department shall do all of the following: (1) Keep in constant touch with federal agencies charged with the sale or disposition of federal property and secure from them full details as to the nature and availability of the property and the terms and conditions under which it …

Unless otherwise prescribed by the department, state agencies desiring to purchase or acquire federal property shall submit their estimates or requisitions therefor to the department, and shall pay for the property, in accordance with existing laws governing state purchases. (Add…

This article shall not apply to the Trustees of the California State University. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 843, Sec. 8.)

No officer or employee in the state civil service or other appointed state official shall engage in any employment, activity, or enterprise from which the officer or employee receives compensation or in which the officer or employee has a financial interest and which is sponsored…

(a) No retired, dismissed, separated, or formerly employed person of any state agency or department employed under the state civil service or otherwise appointed to serve in state government may enter into a contract in which he or she engaged in any of the negotiations, transact…

Each contractor who enters into a state contract with the state for ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more, shall be assigned an identification number by the department. Each contractor who has been assigned a number, shall list it on each contract he or she enters into with the …

Notwithstanding Section 10410, an employee or state officer, not including a member of the board of directors, of a district agricultural association formed pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 3801) of Division 3 of the Food and Agricultural Code, subject to the approval …

Every contract or other transaction entered in violation of any provision of this chapter is void, unless the violation is technical or nonsubstantive. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1231, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1983.)

The state, or any person acting on behalf of the state, may bring a civil action seeking a determination by the Superior Court that a contract or other transaction has been entered in violation of any provision of this chapter. If the court finds substantial evidence of such a vi…

Any officer or employee of the department who corruptly performs any official act under this chapter to the injury of the state is guilty of a felony. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1231, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1983.)

Any person contracting with the state by oral or written contract who corruptly permits the violation of any contract made under this chapter is guilty of a felony. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1231, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1983.)

Persons convicted under Section 10422 or 10423 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. 1983, Ch. 1231, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1983.)

Willful violation of any other provision of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1231, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1983.)

(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to intentionally disclose proprietary information obtained in the negotiation, execution, or performance of a consulting services contract, as defined in Section 10335.5, or an information technology contract, as defined in Section 11702 of t…

This chapter does not apply to any of the following: (a) The Regents of the University of California and the Trustees of the California State University, except that Article 9 (commencing with Section 10420) shall apply to the Trustees of the California State University. (b) (1) …

As used in this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Awarding department” means any state agency, department, governmental entity, or other officer of an entity empowered by law to enter into contracts on behalf of the State of California. (b) “Contract” includes …

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all contracts awarded pursuant to Section 2910 of the Penal Code or Section 1753.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code by any state agency, department, officer, or governmental entity for construction, professional services, materials,…

In awarding contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, the awarding department shall consider the responsiveness of a bidder to minority business enterprise and women business enterprise goals set forth in Section 10471. (Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 19, Sec. 4. Ef…

(a) Each awarding department shall establish a method for monitoring compliance with the minority business enterprise and women business enterprise goals required in this article. (b) Each awarding department shall adopt rules and regulations for purposes of implementing this art…

Commencing on January 1, 1989, and on January 1st of each year thereafter, each awarding department shall submit a report to the Legislature and the Governor on the level of participation by minority or women business enterprises in contracts identified in this article. If the es…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) On September 21, 2004, in addressing the United Nations General Assembly, President George W. Bush affirmed the Secretary of State’s finding and stated, “At this hour, the world is witnessing terrible suffering a…

As used in this article, the following definition applies: “Scrutinized company” means a company in Sudan that is involved in power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, but excludes a company that c…