Title PCC, California Pub. Cont. Code

Work performed by prisoners pursuant to an order by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or by the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority is not subject to this chapter, provided that the total cost of a project for the construc…

As used in this chapter, “mobilization” includes preparatory work and operations, including, but not limited to, those necessary for the movement of personnel, equipment, supplies and incidentals to the project site, for the establishment of all offices, buildings and other facil…

(a) As used in this chapter, “project” includes the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any state structure, building, road, or other state improvement of any kind that will exceed a total cost calculated pursuant to subdivision (b). (b) The total cost l…

For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Department” means any of the following: (1) The Department of Water Resources as to any project under the jurisdiction of that department. (2) The Department of Transportation as to any project under the jurisdiction of that department. (3) The …

Whenever provision is made by law for any project that is not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Water Resources, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 7000) of Title 7 of …

Where the nature of the work in the opinion of the department is such that its services in connection therewith are not required, it may authorize the carrying out of the project directly by the state agency concerned therewith if the estimated cost does not exceed six hundred th…

(a) When the nature of the work by departments, boards, commissions, or conservancies within the Resources Agency, in the opinion of the Department of General Services, is such that its services in connection therewith are not required, it may authorize the carrying out of the pr…

Notwithstanding Section 10108 and subdivision (a) of Section 10108.5, the department, upon request from the state agency concerned, may authorize the carrying out of a project or a class of projects of any amount directly by a state agency if the department finds that the state a…

(a) The Department of Corrections shall provide in the general conditions under which bids will be received, that any person making a bid or offer to perform a contract shall, in his or her bid or offer, set forth the following information: (1) The name and the location of the pl…

The Department of Corrections, where feasible, shall enter into two or more procurement contracts for the purchase and development of the Business Information System (BIS) Project. The BIS project shall be developed to allow integration with other relevant statewide financial and…

Any notice inviting bids on a project which specifies locations of possible materials, such as a borrow pit or gravel bed, for use in the proposed project which would be subject to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code shall include any conditions or modifications established pu…

(a) Where the nature of the work is historic restoration for the state park system, as determined jointly by the director and the Director of Parks and Recreation, the department may authorize the carrying out of the project directly by the Department of Parks and Recreation. (b)…

Commencing January 1, 2007, the department shall make available a report on contracting activity containing the following information: (a) A listing of consulting services contracts that the state has entered into during the previous fiscal year. The listing shall include the fol…

A department shall, upon request from a contractor plan room service, provide an electronic copy of a project’s contract documents at no charge to the contractor plan room. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 371, Sec. 1. (AB 2036) Effective January 1, 2011.)

This chapter may be cited as the Local Agency Public Construction Act. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 465, Sec. 11.)

(a) Except as provided in Section 20111.5, a public entity subject to this part may require that each prospective bidder for a contract complete and submit to the entity a standardized questionnaire and financial statement in a form specified by the entity, including a complete s…

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 project to be put out for formal or informal bid, and, subsequently, the public…

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. However, at the time the contract is awarded, the contractor shall be properly lice…

(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 for proposals for those services or invitations to bid from a prequalified list…

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’s contract documents at no charge to the contractor plan room. (Added by Stats.…

Before entering into any contract for a project, the department shall prepare full, complete, and accurate plans and specifications and estimates of cost, giving such directions as will enable any competent mechanic or other builder to carry them out. (Enacted by Stats. 1981, Ch.…

The original draft or a certified copy of the plans, specifications, and estimates of cost shall be filed permanently in the office of the department before further action is taken. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 857, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.)

Work on all projects shall be done under contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder pursuant to this part, except that it may be done by day’s labor under the direction of the department, by contract upon informal bids, or by a combination thereof: (a) In case of emergency…

For the purposes of Section 10122, all day labor utilized by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall be performed by individuals who are represented by a duly authorized employee representative unless individuals with that qualification are not reasonably available…

Notwithstanding the project cost limit provided in Section 10105, work in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) which would otherwise constitute a project, shall not be done by day’s labor unless the requirements of Section 10122 are met. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 615…

Contracts upon informal bids authorized under Section 10122 shall be let only to a holder of a valid state contractor’s license unless such work is exempt from such licensing requirement by any other provision of law. (Enacted by Stats. 1981, Ch. 306.)

Bids may be received and contracts awarded on a unit basis, that is, the bids compared upon the basis of estimates of the quantities of the work to be done. (Enacted by Stats. 1981, Ch. 306.)

Except in unit basis contracts, contracts shall not be made exceeding in amount the estimates of costs approved by the director and plans and specifications and estimates of costs including expense of advertising and inspection, shall not be approved by the director requiring a g…

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10125, the estimate of cost may be approved by the director, which includes alternates contemplating additions to, or deletions from, the base bid, provided that all of the following requirements are met: (a) Estimates are made for each c…

The department may, with the approval of the State Public Works Board, receive bids for the construction of several public works projects as a single project. Where more than one appropriation has been made for the several projects united as a single project under the provisions …

All contracts awarded under this part shall comply with the applicable provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code relating to public works contracts and shall contain all the contract provisions required therein. (Enacted by S…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 3400, no agency of the state charged with the letting of contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of public works may draft or cause to be drafted specifications for bids, in connection with the construction, alteration, or repair of publi…

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. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 539. Effective January 1, 2007.)

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 the Education Code. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 465, Sec. 11.)

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 school district. (c) A certified check made payable to the school district. (d) A …

(a) Public notice of a project shall be given by publication once a week for at least two consecutive weeks or once a week for more than two consecutive weeks if the longer period of advertising is deemed necessary by the department, as follows: (1) In a newspaper of general circ…

The notice shall state the time and place for the receiving and opening of sealed bids, describing in general terms the work to be done and that the bids will be required for the entire project and for the performance of separate designated parts of the entire project, when the d…

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. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 465, Sec. 11.)

(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 involving an expenditure of more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for any of the fo…

(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 financial statement in a form specified by the district, including a complete st…

(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 to the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 (Chapter 12.5 (commencing …

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 there is no such paper, then in some newspaper of general circulation, circulated i…

(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 or property, the board may, by unanimous vote, with the approval of the county s…

(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 improvements on the school grounds, erect new buildings, and perform maintenance a…

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 purposes in a safe and continually usable condition for which it was designed, …

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 after competitive bidding. The district shall maintain job orders or similar reco…