{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"4529","citation":"Gov. Code, § 4529","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 5. PUBLIC WORK AND PUBLIC PURCHASES [4000. - 4563.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 10. Contracts with Private Architects, Engineering, Land Surveying, and Construction Project Management Firms [4525. - 4529.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-5/chapter-10"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1016, Sec. 5.","effective":null,"html":"<p>This chapter shall not apply where the state or local agency head determines that the services needed are more of a technical nature and involve little professional judgment and that requiring bids would be in the public interest.</p>","text":"This chapter shall not apply where the state or local agency head determines that the services needed are more of a technical nature and involve little professional judgment and that requiring bids would be in the public interest.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/contracts-with-private-architects-engineering-land-surveying-4529","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}