CHAPTER 1. Local Agency Public Construction Act [20100. - 20929.]

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 465, Sec. 11.

§§ 20100–20929 · 618 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Title §§ 20100–20103.7 · 6 sections

   • § 20100 This chapter may be cited as the Local Agency Public Construction Act.
   • § 20101 (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…
   • § 20102 Notwithstanding any other provision of this part to the contrary, where plans and specifications have been prepared by a public agency, whose activities are…
   • § 20103.5 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…
   • § 20103.6 (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…
   • § 20103.7 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…
2. ARTICLE 1.3. Award of Contracts § 20103.8 · 1 section

   • § 20103.8 A local agency may require a bid for a public works contract to include prices for items that may be added to, or deducted from, the scope of work in the…
3. ARTICLE 1.5. Resolution of Construction Claims §§ 20104–20104.6 · 4 sections

   • § 20104 (a) (1) This article applies to all public works claims of three hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($375,000) or less which arise between a contractor and…
   • § 20104.2 For any claim subject to this article, the following requirements apply: (a) The claim shall be in writing and include the documents necessary to substantiate…
   • § 20104.4 The following procedures are established for all civil actions filed to resolve claims subject to this article: (a) Within 60 days, but no earlier than 30…
   • § 20104.6 (a) No local agency shall fail to pay money as to any portion of a claim which is undisputed except as otherwise provided in the contract. (b) In any suit…
4. ARTICLE 1.7. Modifications; Performance; Payment § 20104.50 · 1 section

   • § 20104.50 (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to require all local governments to pay their contractors on time so that these…
5. ARTICLE 1.8. Damages Related to Competitive Bidding § 20104.70 · 1 section

   • § 20104.70 (a) (1) The second lowest bidder, and any person, firm, association, trust, partnership, labor organization, corporation, or other legal entity which has,…
6. ARTICLE 2. Schools—State School Building Aid Law of 1949 §§ 20105–20107 · 3 sections

   • § 20105 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…
   • § 20106 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…
   • § 20107 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)…
7. ARTICLE 3. School Districts §§ 20110–20118.4 · 15 sections

   • § 20110 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…
   • § 20111 (a) (1) The governing board of any school district, in accordance with any requirement established by that governing board pursuant to subdivision (a) of…
   • § 20111.5 (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…
   • § 20111.6 (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…
   • § 20112 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…
   • § 20113 (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…
   • § 20114 (a) In each school district, the governing board may make repairs, alterations, additions, or painting, repainting, or decorating upon school buildings, repair…
   • § 20115 For purposes of Section 20114, “maintenance” means routine, recurring, and usual work for the preservation, protection, and keeping of any publicly owned or…
   • § 20116 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…
   • § 20117 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the event there are two or more identical lowest or highest bids, as the case may be, submitted to a school…
   • § 20118 Notwithstanding Sections 20111 and 20112, the governing board of any school district, without advertising for bids, if the board has determined it to be in the…
   • § 20118.1 The governing board of any school district may contract with an acceptable party who is one of the three lowest responsible bidders for the procurement or…
   • § 20118.2 (a) Due to the highly specialized and unique nature of technology, telecommunications, related equipment, software, and services, because products and…
   • § 20118.3 The governing board of any school district may purchase supplementary textbooks, library books, educational films, audiovisual materials, test materials,…
   • § 20118.4 (a) If any change or alteration of a contract governed by Article 3 (commencing with Section 17595) of Chapter 5 of Part 10.5 of the Education Code is ordered…
8. ARTICLE 3.1. Task Order Contracting for School Districts §§ 20118.5–20118.9 · 5 sections

   • § 20118.5 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enable school districts to use cost-effective options for renovating and repairing school facilities and grounds.…
   • § 20118.6 (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the governing board of a school district may award multiple task order procurement contracts for the…
   • § 20118.7 (a) (1) On or before January 15, 2029, and on or before January 15, 2033, a school district that uses the task order procurement contracting method pursuant to…
   • § 20118.8 Except as otherwise provided in this article, the task order procurement contracting method is not intended to change any guideline, criterion, procedure, or…
   • § 20118.9 This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed.
9. ARTICLE 3.3. Los Angeles Unified School District — Best Value Procurement §§ 20119–20119.5 · 6 sections

   • § 20119 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enable school districts to use cost-effective options for building and modernizing school facilities. The…
   • § 20119.1 As used in this article: (a) “Best value” means a procurement process whereby the selected bidder may be selected on the basis of objective criteria for…
   • § 20119.2 (a) The governing board, for projects over one million dollars ($1,000,000), may use the best value procurement method in accordance with this article. (b) The…
   • § 20119.3 The governing board of the school district shall proceed in accordance with the following when awarding best value contracts under this article: (a) The school…
   • § 20119.4 Selection of the best value contractor shall be made as follows: (a) (1) The school district shall evaluate the qualifications of the bidders based solely upon…
   • § 20119.5 Except as otherwise provided in this article, the best value procurement method is not intended to change any guideline, criterion, procedure, or requirement…
10. ARTICLE 3.4. Best Value Procurement for School Districts §§ 20119.8–20119.13 · 6 sections

    • § 20119.8 As used in this article: (a) “Best value” means a procurement process whereby the selected bidder may be selected on the basis of objective criteria for…
    • § 20119.9 (a) The governing board, for projects over one million dollars ($1,000,000), before December 31, 2030, may use the best value procurement method in accordance…
    • § 20119.10 The governing board of the school district shall proceed in accordance with all of the following when awarding best value contracts under this article: (a) The…
    • § 20119.11 (a) (1) (A) A school district that uses the best value procurement method pursuant to this article shall submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees…
    • § 20119.12 Except as otherwise provided in this article, the best value procurement method is not intended to change any guideline, criterion, procedure, or requirement…
    • § 20119.13 This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
11. ARTICLE 3.5. Counties §§ 20120–20147 · 30 sections

    • § 20120 This article applies to public works contracts awarded by counties subject to Title 3 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Government Code. For purposes of…
    • § 20121 Whenever the estimated cost of construction of any wharf, chute, or other shipping facility, or of any hospital, almshouse, courthouse, jail, historical…
    • § 20121.1 Notwithstanding Section 20121, a county board of supervisors need not contract for grading, drainage, pipe laying, fencing, landscaping, instrument…
    • § 20122 In counties containing a population of 500,000 or over, the work referred to in Section 20121 need not be done by contract if the estimated cost thereof is…
    • § 20123 (a) In counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or over, as determined by the last federal or special census or subsequent estimate validated by the…
    • § 20123.5 In any county, it is unlawful to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects any public work project for the purpose of evading the provisions of…
    • § 20124 (a) The board of supervisors shall adopt plans, specifications, strain sheets, and working details for the work. (b) The Board of Supervisors of the County of…
    • § 20125 The board shall cause an advertisement for bids for the performance of the work to be published pursuant to Section 6062 of the Government Code in a daily…
    • § 20126 Any notice inviting bids which specifies locations of possible materials, such as a borrow pit or gravel bed, for use in the proposed construction project…
    • § 20127 All bidders shall be afforded opportunity to examine the plans, specifications, strain sheets, and working details.
    • § 20128 The board shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, and the person to whom the contract is awarded shall perform the work in accordance with…
    • § 20128.5 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the board of supervisors may award individual annual contracts, none of which shall exceed three million…
    • § 20129 (a) 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: (1) Cash.…
    • § 20130 If the board of supervisors is advised by the county surveyor or engineer that any wharf, chute, or other shipping facility can be constructed or repaired for…
    • § 20131 Counties which employ purchasing agents may: (a) Authorize the agent to employ state-licensed independent contractors and purchase materials, furnishings, and…
    • § 20132 The board of supervisors of any county may delegate to the county administrative officer or the county executive officer in an equivalent position, the power…
    • § 20134 (a) In cases of emergency, when repair or replacements are necessary to permit the continued conduct of county operations or services, the board of…
    • § 20135 The plans and specifications adopted by the board for the erection, alteration, construction, or repair of any public building or other public structure shall…
    • § 20136 Whenever the board enters into a contract for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or other structure, the contract shall…
    • § 20137 If any change or alteration of the contract is ordered, it shall be specified in writing by a duly authorized officer of the county. The cost of such change or…
    • § 20138 If the cost of the work is reduced by reason of any modification of the contract, compensation shall be made to the county therefor.
    • § 20139 The board shall not pay or become liable for any extra work done on, or extra material furnished for, any building or structure in the course of performance of…
    • § 20140 The method of payment for construction contracts shall be determined by the board, including progress payments for completed portions of the work and for…
    • § 20141 The provisions of this article shall not apply to the construction of any public building used for facilities of juvenile forestry camps or juvenile homes,…
    • § 20142 (a) The board of supervisors may, by ordinance, resolution, or board order, authorize the county engineer, or other county officer, to order changes or… see note
    • § 20143 The board may cause the insertion of provisions in any contract for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or structure, or…
    • § 20144 The provisions of this article do not apply to any contract which is entered into between Napa County and the State of California or any agency of the…
    • § 20145 (a) In counties containing a population of 6,000,000 or over, the board of supervisors may by ordinance authorize any county officer as is deemed appropriate…
    • § 20146 (a) A county, with approval of the board of supervisors, or a public entity, with approval of its governing body, may utilize construction manager at-risk…
    • § 20147 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, this article shall not apply to a contract entered into by the County of San Diego with a private entity for the delivery of…
12. ARTICLE 3.6. Counties of 500,000 or Less Population §§ 20150–20150.14 · 15 sections

    • § 20150 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by counties of 500,000 or less population as provided for in Part 2 (commencing with Section 25000) of…
    • § 20150.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c), every county, whether general law or charter, containing a population of less…
    • § 20150.2 As used in this article, “public project” means: (a) A project for the erection, improvement, and repair of public buildings and works. (b) Work in or about…
    • § 20150.3 Expenditures for public projects shall not include the costs of: (a) Equipment, supplies and materials acquired by a public agency to enable the timely…
    • § 20150.4 Public projects between four thousand dollars ($4,000) and ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be let to contract by informal or formal bidding procedures.…
    • § 20150.5 Each county shall adopt ordinances or regulations providing for formal and informal bidding procedures as required by this article for public projects…
    • § 20150.6 Ordinances or regulations establishing informal bidding procedures shall provide that the county shall, as soon as is practicable after the time for the…
    • § 20150.7 The notice inviting informal bids shall be by published notice and may, in addition, be supplemented by mailed notice to contractors registered pursuant to…
    • § 20150.8 The notices inviting formal bids shall state the time and place for the receiving and opening of sealed bids and distinctly state the project to be done. The…
    • § 20150.9 In its discretion, the county may reject any bids presented. If, after the first invitation for bids, all bids are rejected, after reevaluating its cost…
    • § 20150.10 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 20150.9, on any project which is less than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), if, after the first invitation…
    • § 20150.11 It shall be unlawful to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects any public project for the purpose of evading the provisions of this article…
    • § 20150.12 The board of supervisors of the county shall adopt plans, specifications, and working details for all public projects the expenditure for which exceeds ten…
    • § 20150.13 All bidders on public projects which exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in cost, shall be afforded the opportunity to examine the plans, specifications, and…
    • § 20150.14 The provisions of this article shall not apply to the construction of any public building used for facilities of juvenile forestry camps or juvenile homes,…
13. ARTICLE 3.7. Best Value Construction Contracting for Counties §§ 20155–20155.9 · 10 sections

    • § 20155 (a) This article provides for a best value procurement program for county construction projects in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000). (b) The board of…
    • § 20155.1 As used in this article: (a) “Best value” means a procurement process whereby the selected bidder may be selected on the basis of objective criteria for…
    • § 20155.2 (a) If a county as defined by Section 20155.1 is also responsible for delivery of a project included in Item 2660-110-0042 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of…
    • § 20155.3 A county shall proceed in accordance with the following when awarding best value contracts under this article: (a) The county shall not select a bidder on the…
    • § 20155.4 (a) A best value contractor shall not be prequalified or shortlisted unless the contractor provides an enforceable commitment to the county that the contractor…
    • § 20155.5 Selection of the best value contractor shall be made as follows: (a) (1) An evaluation committee appointed by the county shall evaluate the qualifications of…
    • § 20155.6 (a) If a county elects to award a project pursuant to this article, retention proceeds withheld by the county from the selected best value contractor shall not…
    • § 20155.7 (a) Before March 1, 2029, the board of supervisors of a participating county shall submit a report to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and…
    • § 20155.8 Except as otherwise provided in this article, this article is not intended to change in any manner any guideline, criteria, procedure, or requirement of a…
    • § 20155.9 This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
14. ARTICLE 4. Cities §§ 20160–20175 · 17 sections

    • § 20160 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts awarded by cities subject to Title 4 (commencing with Section 34000) of the Government Code.
    • § 20161 As used in this chapter, “public project” means: (a) A project for the erection, improvement, painting, or repair of public buildings and works. (b) Work in or…
    • § 20162 When the expenditure required for a public project exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), it shall be contracted for and let to the lowest responsible bidder…
    • § 20163 It shall be unlawful to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects any public work project for the purpose of evading the provisions of this…
    • § 20164 The notice inviting bids shall set a date for the opening of bids. The first publication or posting of the notice shall be at least 10 days before the date of…
    • § 20165 Any notice inviting bids, which specifies locations of possible materials, such as a borrow pit or gravel bed, for use in the proposed construction project…
    • § 20166 In its discretion, the legislative body may reject any bids presented and readvertise. If two or more bids are the same and the lowest, the legislative body…
    • § 20167 After rejecting bids, the legislative body may pass a resolution by a four-fifths vote of its members declaring that the project can be performed more…
    • § 20168 In case of an emergency, the legislative body may pass a resolution by a four-fifths vote of its members declaring that the public interest and necessity…
    • § 20168.5 In any city that has agreed to permit the transfer of prisoners or parole violators under Section 2910 or 2910.5 of the Penal Code, or of wards under Section…
    • § 20169 Annually before the beginning of the fiscal year, in cities where there is more than one newspaper of general circulation printed and published, the…
    • § 20170 All bids shall be presented under sealed cover and accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security: (a) Cash. (b) Cashier’s check made payable…
    • § 20171 The security shall be in an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the amount bid. A bid shall not be considered unless one of the forms of bidder’s security…
    • § 20172 If the successful bidder fails to execute the contract, the amount of the bidder’s security shall be forfeited to the city except as hereinafter provided.
    • § 20173 The cash or proceeds shall be deposited in the fund out of which the expenses of preparation and printing of the plans and specifications, estimates of cost,…
    • § 20174 The city council may, on refusal or failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract, award it to the next lowest responsible bidder. If the…
    • § 20175 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the City of Elk Grove, with approval of the city council, may utilize construction manager at-risk construction contracts…
15. ARTICLE 4.5. Local Agencies—Earthquake Relief §§ 20185–20189 · 5 sections

    • § 20185 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts awarded by local agencies for earthquake relief subject to Article 5 (commencing with Section 54125) of…
    • § 20186 Any resolution authorizing bonds may provide that the bonds may recite that it is issued pursuant to this chapter and bonds containing such recital are…
    • § 20187 Reference on the face of bonds to the resolution by its date of adoption incorporates the resolution and of this chapter the bonds and their coupons.
    • § 20188 Each taker and subsequent holder of the bonds and attached or detached coupons has recourse to all of the provisions of the resolution and of this chapter and…
    • § 20189 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)…
16. ARTICLE 5. Municipal Utility Districts §§ 20190–20192 · 3 sections

    • § 20190 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts subject to the Municipal Utility District Act provided for in Division 6 (commencing with Section…
    • § 20191 Any district operating utility works may accept, without limitation by any other provisions of this division requiring approval of indebtedness, loans from any…
    • § 20192 (a) Whenever the cost of construction of any office building, warehouse, or garage of the district constructed under Section 20191 exceeds the sum of two…
17. ARTICLE 6. Public Utility Districts §§ 20200–20201.5 · 3 sections

    • § 20200 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts subject to the Public Utility District Act provided for in Division 7 (commencing with Section 15501)…
    • § 20201 Every complete project for new construction or project for any alteration, maintenance, or repair, if the costs of materials, supplies and labor exceed fifteen…
    • § 20201.5 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)…
18. ARTICLE 6.5. Public Utility Districts §§ 20202.1–20207.7 · 21 sections

    • § 20202.1 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by public utility districts as provided for in the Public Utility District Act pursuant to Division 7…
    • § 20202.2 A district may make contracts, employ labor, and do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of its powers.
    • § 20204.1 All bidders shall be afforded an opportunity to examine such plans and specifications, and the board shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.…
    • § 20204.2 The person or corporation to whom the contract is awarded shall execute a bond, to be approved by the board, for the faithful performance of the contract.
    • § 20204.3 All bids for construction work submitted pursuant to this article shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms…
    • § 20205.1 In case of an emergency, the board shall respond to the emergency pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050) if notice for bids to let contracts…
    • § 20205.2 Nothing in this article prohibits the board from doing or causing to be done directly by the district, and without any contract, any or all work necessary or…
    • § 20206.1 Upon the determination of the board by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of its members that all bids submitted are unsatisfactory or are excessive, the…
    • § 20206.2 Plans and specifications when once adopted shall not be altered or changed in any manner whereby the cost of the proposed work is increased, except by a…
    • § 20206.3 A contract made under this article shall not be altered or changed in any manner, except when first ordered by a vote of two-thirds of the board, and with the…
    • § 20206.4 Except as otherwise provided in this article, the board may annually advertise for sealed bids for furnishing the district with goods, merchandise, stores,…
    • § 20206.5 All bids shall be upon a schedule prepared by the clerk, showing all articles needed by the district and its several offices and stating separately the price…
    • § 20206.6 Notices of proposals for furnishing articles shall mention the articles in general and shall state that the conditions and schedule may be found in the office…
    • § 20206.9 The clerk shall furnish printed blanks for all proposals and contracts.
    • § 20207.1 In considering bids the board may accept or reject all or any of them, or may accept or reject part of a bid, preference being given to the lowest responsible…
    • § 20207.2 All supplies furnished the district or its officers shall be furnished at a price no greater than is specified in the bid accepted by the board.
    • § 20207.3 All bids shall be opened by the board at an hour and place to be stated in the advertisements for proposals, in the presence of all bidders who attend, and the…
    • § 20207.4 All contracts shall be made with the lowest responsible bidder. Bidders for construction contracts shall give bonds for the faithful performance of the…
    • § 20207.5 “Advertising” means the advertising and publication of all official reports, orders, ordinances, resolutions, notices inviting proposals, and all notices of…
    • § 20207.6 No officer or employee of the district shall order any article or make any publication which is not expressly authorized by this division or by the board.
    • § 20207.7 Unless the amount involved in the purchase at any one time of any articles for which no contract has been entered into exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000),…
19. ARTICLE 6.7. Transit Districts § 20209 · 1 section

    • § 20209 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any transit district may negotiate the purchase from, or the sale to, any federal, state, or local public agency of…
20. ARTICLE 7. Transit Districts—Alameda and Contra Costa Counties §§ 20210–20214 · 5 sections

    • § 20210 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by transit districts in the counties of Alameda or Contra Costa, as provided for in Part 1 (commencing…
    • § 20211 (a) The purchase of all supplies, equipment, and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), shall be by contract…
    • § 20212 If after rejecting bids the board determines and declares by a four-fifths vote of all its members that in its opinion the supplies, equipment and materials…
    • § 20213 In case of an emergency, the board may, by resolution passed by a four-fifths vote of all its members, declare and determine that public interest and necessity…
    • § 20214 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)…
21. ARTICLE 7.5. Transportation Agencies §§ 20216–20217 · 2 sections

    • § 20216 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any contract by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, the Southern California Rapid Transit…
    • § 20217 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the award of purchase contracts by transit agencies under competitive bid procedures may not be feasible for…
22. ARTICLE 8. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District §§ 20220–20229.1 · 13 sections

    • § 20220 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, as provided for in Part 2 (commencing with…
    • § 20221 (a) The purchase of all supplies, equipment, and materials when the expenditure required exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) shall be by…
    • § 20221.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing board of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District may, at its discretion, elect to design…
    • § 20222 If after rejecting bids the board determines and declares by a two-thirds vote of all its members that in its opinion the supplies, equipment and materials may…
    • § 20223 In case of an emergency, the board may, by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of all its members, declare and determine that public interest and necessity…
    • § 20224 Upon determining that immediate remedial measures to avert or alleviate damage to property, or to repair or restore damaged or destroyed property, of the…
    • § 20224.5 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)…
    • § 20225 The general manager may establish districtwide purchasing standards, the purpose of which is to insure the necessary quality of supplies and equipment…
    • § 20226 Notwithstanding Section 20221, and upon a finding by two-thirds of all members of the board that the proposed purchase in compliance with Sections 20221 and…
    • § 20227 Notwithstanding Section 20221, the board may direct the purchase of any supply, equipment, or material without observance of any provision requiring contracts,…
    • § 20228 (a) Notwithstanding Section 20221, work on the Oakland Wye complex to the MacArthur Station project and on the Daly City turnback and storage facilities…
    • § 20229 In order to facilitate the participation of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in nonfederally funded contracts consistent with federally funded…
    • § 20229.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing board of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District may direct the purchase of (1)…
23. ARTICLE 9. Southern California Rapid Transit District §§ 20230–20234 · 5 sections

    • § 20230 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Southern California Rapid Transit District, as provided for in Part 3 (commencing with Section…
    • § 20231.5 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the award of purchase contracts by the Southern California Rapid Transit District under competitive bid procedures…
    • § 20232 If, after rejecting bids, the board determines and declares by a vote of two-thirds of all its members that in its opinion the supplies, equipment and…
    • § 20233 In case of an emergency, the board may, by resolution passed by a vote of two-thirds of all its members, declare and determine that public interest and…
    • § 20234 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)…
24. ARTICLE 10. Orange County Transit District §§ 20240–20242 · 3 sections

    • § 20240 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Orange County Transit District, as provided for in Part 4 (commencing with Section 40000) of…
    • § 20241 The purchase of all services, supplies, equipment, and materials, and construction of facilities and works, shall be done in the same manner, procedure and…
    • § 20242 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)…
25. ARTICLE 11. San Joaquin Regional Transit District §§ 20250–20253 · 5 sections

    • § 20250 This article applies to contracts by the San Joaquin Regional Transit District, as provided for in Part 5 (commencing with Section 50000) of Division 10 of the…
    • § 20251 (a) (1) The purchase of all supplies, equipment, and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), shall be by…
    • § 20251.5 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)…
    • § 20252 If after rejecting bids the board determines and declares by a four-fifths vote of all its members that in its opinion the supplies, equipment and materials…
    • § 20253 In case of an emergency, the board may, by resolution passed by a four-fifths vote of all its members, declare and determine that public interest and necessity…
26. ARTICLE 12. Marin County Transit District §§ 20260–20262 · 3 sections

    • § 20260 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Marin County Transit District, as provided for in Part 7 (commencing with Section 70000) of…
    • § 20261 The purchase of all supplies, equipment and materials, and construction of facilities and works, shall be done in the same manner, procedure and subject to the…
    • § 20262 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)…
27. ARTICLE 13. San Diego County Transit District §§ 20270–20274 · 5 sections

    • § 20270 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the San Diego County Transit District, as provided for in Part 8 (commencing with Section 90000) of…
    • § 20271 The purchase of all supplies, equipment and materials, and the construction of facilities and works, when the expenditure required exceeds five thousand…
    • § 20272 If after rejecting bids the board determines and declares by a two-thirds vote of all its members that in its opinion the supplies, equipment and materials may…
    • § 20273 In case of an emergency, the board may, by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of all its members, declare and determine that the public interest and…
    • § 20274 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)…
28. ARTICLE 14. Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District §§ 20280–20284 · 5 sections

    • § 20280 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District, as provided for in Part 9 (commencing with Section…
    • § 20281 The purchase of all supplies, equipment and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), and the construction of…
    • § 20282 If after rejecting bids the board determines and declares by a four-fifths vote of all its members that in its opinion the supplies, equipment and materials…
    • § 20283 In case of an emergency, the board may, by resolution passed by a four-fifths vote of all its members, declare and determine that public interest and necessity…
    • § 20284 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)…
29. ARTICLE 15. Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District §§ 20290–20294 · 5 sections

    • § 20290 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, as provided for in Part 10 (commencing with Section…
    • § 20291 (a) The purchase of supplies, equipment, and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), shall be by contract let, in…
    • § 20292 If after rejecting bids the board determines and declares a four-fifths vote of all its members that in its opinion the supplies, equipment and materials may…
    • § 20293 In case of an emergency, the board may, by resolution passed by a majority vote of all its members, declare and determine that public interest and necessity…
    • § 20294 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)…
30. ARTICLE 16. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority §§ 20300–20306 · 7 sections

    • § 20300 The provisions of this article apply to contracts by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, as provided for in Part 12 (commencing with Section…
    • § 20301 (a) The purchase of all supplies, equipment, and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) shall be by contract…
    • § 20302 If after rejecting bids the board determines and declares by two-thirds vote of all its members that in its opinion, the supplies, equipment, and materials may…
    • § 20303 In case of an emergency, as defined under Section 1102, the board, upon adopting a resolution passed by a four-fifths vote of all its members, declaring and…
    • § 20304 Notwithstanding Section 20301, the board may direct the purchase of any supply, equipment, or material without observance of any provision requiring contracts,…
    • § 20305 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)…
    • § 20306 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the award of purchase contracts by the district under competitive bid procedures may not be feasible for products…
31. ARTICLE 17. Golden Empire Transit District §§ 20310–20314 · 5 sections

    • § 20310 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Golden Empire Transit District, as provided for in Part 13 (commencing with Section 101000) of…
    • § 20311 (a) (1) The construction of facilities and works, when the expenditure required exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000), shall be by contract let to the lowest…
    • § 20312 If, after rejecting bids, the board determines and declares by a four-fifths vote of all its members that, in its opinion, the supplies, equipment, and…
    • § 20313 In case of an emergency, the board may, by resolution passed by a four-fifths vote of all its members, declare and determine that public interest and necessity…
    • § 20314 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)…
32. ARTICLE 18. Sacramento Regional Transit District §§ 20320–20324 · 5 sections

    • § 20320 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Sacramento Regional Transit District, as provided for in Part 14 (commencing with Section…
    • § 20321 Contracts for the construction of transit works or transit facilities in excess of five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible…
    • § 20322 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)…
    • § 20323 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the award of purchase contracts by the Sacramento Regional Transit District under competitive bid procedures may…
    • § 20324 Notwithstanding Section 20321, the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Regional Transit District may construct all or any part of the Folsom Corridor Light…
33. ARTICLE 19. San Mateo County Transit District §§ 20330–20332 · 3 sections

    • § 20330 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the San Mateo County Transit District, as provided for in Part 15 (commencing with Section 103000)…
    • § 20331 Contracts for the construction of transit works or transit facilities in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible…
    • § 20332 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)…
34. ARTICLE 20. Transit Development Boards §§ 20340–20342 · 3 sections

    • § 20340 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board, as provided for in Division 11 (commencing…
    • § 20341 (a) Contracts for construction in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder submitting a responsive bid…
    • § 20342 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)…
35. ARTICLE 21. North San Diego County Transit Development Board §§ 20350–20352 · 3 sections

    • § 20350 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the North San Diego County Transit Development Board, as provided for in Division 11.5 (commencing…
    • § 20351 (a) Contracts for construction in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding, except…
    • § 20352 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)…
36. ARTICLE 21.5. Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District §§ 20355–20355.7 · 8 sections

    • § 20355 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District, as provided for in Part 16 (commencing with Section…
    • § 20355.1 (a) The purchase of all supplies, equipment, and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), shall be by contract…
    • § 20355.2 If after rejecting bids the district determines that the supplies, equipment, and materials may be purchased at a lower price in the open market, the district…
    • § 20355.3 In case of an emergency, the board may, by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of all its members, declare and determine that public interest and necessity…
    • § 20355.4 (a) Upon determining that immediate remedial measures are necessary to avert or alleviate damage to property of the district or to repair or restore damaged or…
    • § 20355.5 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)…
    • § 20355.6 Notwithstanding Section 20355.1, and upon a finding by two-thirds of all members of the board that the proposed purchase in compliance with Sections 20355.1…
    • § 20355.7 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing board of the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District may direct the purchase of (1) electronic…
37. ARTICLE 23. Fresno Metropolitan Transit District §§ 20370–20374 · 5 sections

    • § 20370 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the Fresno Metropolitan Transit District, as provided for in Chapter 1932 of the Statutes of 1961.
    • § 20371 The purchase of all supplies, equipment and materials, and the construction of facilities and works, when the expenditure required exceeds three thousand…
    • § 20372 If after rejecting bids the board determines and declares by a four-fifths vote of all its members that in its opinion the supplies, equipment and materials…
    • § 20373 In case of any great public calamity, such as an extraordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic, or other disaster, the board may, by resolution passed by a…
    • § 20374 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)…
38. ARTICLE 24. West Bay Rapid Transit Authority §§ 20380–20381 · 2 sections

    • § 20380 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by the West Bay Rapid Transit Authority, as provided for in Chapter 104 of the Statutes of 1964, First…
    • § 20381 The authority may construct the system or any part thereof, and acquire all property necessary therefor on terms and conditions that it deems advisable. The…
39. ARTICLE 24.5. Job Order Contracting Procurement by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority §§ 20385–20389 · 9 sections

    • § 20385 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this article, to authorize an alternative and…
    • § 20385.5 As used in this article, “Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority” or “authority” means the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation…
    • § 20386 (a) (1) The authority may use the procurement method outlined in this article for job order contracts. (2) The authority shall not contract for work that is…
    • § 20386.5 (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 initial…
    • § 20387 (a) All work bid under job order contracts shall comply with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1 and is subject to all of the penalties and…
    • § 20387.3 (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 Article 2…
    • § 20387.5 In order to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, the authority shall prepare for each individual job order developed under a job order contract an independent cost…
    • § 20388 (a) The authority shall submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2028, a report on the use of job…
    • § 20389 This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
40. ARTICLE 25. Boards of Supervisors—County Highways §§ 20390–20397 · 10 sections

    • § 20390 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by boards of supervisors for the construction, repair, or maintenance of a county highway, as provided…
    • § 20391 (a) Whenever the board of supervisors finds that the estimated expense of any necessary work upon any county highway exceeds the sum of twenty thousand dollars…
    • § 20392 Upon receipt of such profiles, cross sections, plans, and specifications, the board shall publish a notice calling for sealed bids for the performance of the…
    • § 20392.5 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)…
    • § 20393 At the time specified in the notice, the board shall publicly open all bids received and shall award the contract for the work to the lowest responsible…
    • § 20394 Whenever the board finds that the estimated expense of any work to be done upon any county highway is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or less, the board…
    • § 20394.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, whenever the board of supervisors finds that the estimated expense of any work to be done upon any county…
    • § 20395 (a) In any county that has appointed a road commissioner pursuant to Section 2006 of the Streets and Highways Code, or in any county that has abolished the… see note
    • § 20396 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any county employing a competent engineer as road commissioner, the board of supervisors may elect to perform…
    • § 20397 In counties containing a population of two million or over and employing a registered engineer as road commissioner, the board of supervisors may authorize the…
41. ARTICLE 26. Boards of Supervisors—County Bridges or Subways §§ 20400–20409 · 8 sections

    • § 20400 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by boards of supervisors for the construction, maintenance and repair of a county bridge or subway, as…
    • § 20402 Except as provided in Sections 20406 to 20408, inclusive, whenever the cost of construction or repair of any bridge will exceed the sum of two thousand dollars…
    • § 20403 Whenever the board of supervisors finds that the estimated expense of any work to be done on any county bridge is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less, the…
    • § 20404 (a) The board of supervisors shall adopt plans, specifications, and working details for such construction or repair and shall cause a notice, calling for bids…
    • § 20405 (a) The board shall afford all bidders an opportunity to examine the plans, specifications, and working details, and shall award the contract to the lowest… see note
    • § 20406 If the board of supervisors is advised by the county surveyor or, in a county not having a county surveyor, by the officer having similar duties and authority,…
    • § 20407 In the event of great emergency, including, but not limited to, states of disaster defined in Section 8558 of the Government Code, upon the majority vote of…
    • § 20409 The board of supervisors may authorize such road commissioner to employ such workmen and purchase such materials, equipment, tools, and appliances and cause…
42. ARTICLE 27. Legislative Bodies—Improvement Act of 1911 §§ 20410–20464 · 56 sections

    • § 20410 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by legislative bodies for the doing of work or the furnishing of materials, supplies and equipment, as…
    • § 20411 Before the legislative body awards any contract for doing any work or for furnishing materials, supplies and equipment or any portion thereof, authorized by…
    • § 20412 Notice shall be posted inviting sealed proposals or bids for doing such work, or for furnishing materials, supplies and equipment or any portion thereof.…
    • § 20413 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)…
    • § 20414 The proposals or bids shall be delivered to the clerk, or any other officer designated by the legislative body, and the legislative body shall, in open session…
    • § 20415 The legislative body may reject any and all proposals or bids should it deem this for the public good, and also the bid of any party who has been delinquent or…
    • § 20416 Whenever the total amount bid by the lowest responsible bidder plus the estimated amount of incidental costs would result in assessments under this division…
    • § 20417 If the bids are rejected or no bids are received the legislative body may readvertise for proposals or bids for the performance of the work as in the first…
    • § 20418 The check or bond accompanying any proposal or bid which is accepted shall be held by the clerk until the contract for doing the work has been entered into,…
    • § 20419 If any local, state or national agency or authority contributes the labor, or labor and any portion of the materials, supplies or equipment necessary for the…
    • § 20420 Notice of the award of the contract shall be published by the clerk. The clerk shall, upon payment of the statutory fee prescribed therefor, record a notice of…
    • § 20421 The owners of three-fourths of the area of lands liable to be assessed, or their agents (who shall make oath that they are the owners or agents) are not…
    • § 20422 If the owners fail to elect to take the work, and to enter into a written contract therefor within 10 days, or to commence the work within 15 days after the…
    • § 20423 If the original bidder neglects, fails or refuses, for 25 days after the first publication of the notice of the award of the contract, to enter into the…
    • § 20424 If no bids are received in response to this second call for bids, the legislative body may again advertise for and receive bids under the same proceedings at…
    • § 20425 The bids of all persons and the election of all owners who have previously failed to enter into the contract shall be rejected in any bidding or election…
    • § 20426 All contractors, contracting owners included, shall, at the time of executing any contract for the work, execute a bond to the satisfaction and approval of the…
    • § 20427 At any time prior to publication and posting notice inviting bids, the legislative body by resolution, may determine that if the contractor, contracting owners…
    • § 20428 If the owner or contractor who may have taken any contract does not complete the work within the time limited in the contract, or within such further time as…
    • § 20429 Before being entitled to a contract, the bidder to whom the award was made, or the owners who have elected to take the contract, must advance to the…
    • § 20430 If the work is abandoned by the city before work is actually started or before any materials, supplies or equipment have been furnished or used, the incidental…
    • § 20431 At any time within 10 days from the date of the first publication of the notice of award of the contract, any owner of, or other persons having any interest…
    • § 20432 All objections to any act or proceeding occurring prior to the time within which such objections are permitted to be filed in relation to the work, not made in…
    • § 20433 If in the opinion of the legislative body the public interest will not be served by allowing the property owners to take the contract it may so provide in the…
    • § 20434 An action to determine the validity of proceedings relating to the work and the validity of any contract entered or to be entered into pursuant thereto may be…
    • § 20435 In such action, all findings, conclusions and determinations of the legislative body which conducted the proceedings shall be conclusive in the absence of…
    • § 20436 If an action is commenced under the provisions of this chapter to determine the validity of any contract or proposed contract, and the contract has not been…
    • § 20436.5 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the action authorized by this chapter shall not be brought by any person other than the legislative body or the…
    • § 20437 The superintendent of streets is hereby authorized in his official capacity to make all written contracts, and to receive all bonds authorized by this division…
    • § 20438 He shall fix the time for the commencement, which shall not be more than 45 days from the date of the contract, and for the completion of the work under each…
    • § 20439 He may extend the time fixed for completion of the work from time to time, under the direction of the legislative body. All applications for extensions of…
    • § 20440 The work, in all cases, shall be done under the direction and to the satisfaction of the superintendent of streets and the materials used shall comply with the…
    • § 20441 The legislative body also may by resolution adopted within 10 days after the passage of the resolution ordering the work provide and direct that the assessment…
    • § 20442 The contract shall contain express notice that, in no case, except where it is otherwise provided by law or by charter will the city, or any officer thereof,…
    • § 20443 The legislative body may, by ordinance, prescribe general rules directing the superintendent of streets or the engineer, as the case may be, and the contractor…
    • § 20444 If any fiscal agent of the United States government contributes any money or materials to be used in the construction of any work provided for in this…
    • § 20445 If a contribution of labor or of labor and any portion of materials, supplies or equipment is to be made by any local, state or national agency or authority,…
    • § 20446 “Changes” as used in this chapter shall include corrections, alterations, modifications, additions, omissions, increases or decreases.
    • § 20447 Unless the power to proceed shall have ceased at the conclusion of the hearing on the resolution of intention because of a majority protest, at any time before…
    • § 20448 At the hearing on the resolution of intention, the legislative body, without further notice and hearing, may order any changes, as defined in Sections 20446…
    • § 20449 Before ordering any changes made, the legislative body shall adopt a resolution briefly describing the changes proposed to be made, stating the amount of the…
    • § 20450 If a resolution required under Section 20449 proposes to include additional territory in the assessment district, at least 15 days prior to the hearing fixed…
    • § 20451 Written objections to the proposed changes may be filed with the clerk by any interested person at any time not later than the time set for the hearing. The…
    • § 20452 (a) No changes, except as provided in Section 20453, shall be made pursuant to this chapter that will increase the estimated assessable cost by more than 20…
    • § 20453 Changes may exceed the 20-percent limitation in cost when the legislative body orders such changes. That portion of the added cost which exceeds the 20-percent…
    • § 20454 Any changes made pursuant to this chapter shall not release or discharge the sureties upon any bond required under this division.
    • § 20455 (a) After construction has begun, the legislative body, or the superintendent of streets if authorized by the legislative body, may order changes in the work…
    • § 20456 Subject to the limitations of Section 20455, the contract may include a provision to determine a fair and equitable price for changes in the work, including,…
    • § 20457 Every contractor, to whom is awarded any contract for street work under this division, shall at the time of signing and executing the contract, file with the…
    • § 20458 The bond shall provide that the contractor or subcontractor shall pay for any materials, provisions, provender, or other supplies or use of implements or…
    • § 20459 Any person furnishing materials, provisions, provender or other supplies used in, upon, for or about the performance of the work contracted to be executed or…
    • § 20460 Each person whose claim has not been paid by the contractor or his subcontractors, shall have a first lien upon and against the assessment, any partial…
    • § 20461 No assignment by the contractor of the whole or any part of the money, assessment, partial assessment, any reassessment and any bonds which may be issued to…
    • § 20462 If any contractor disputes the correctness or validity of any claim filed pursuant to this chapter, the city or superintendent of streets may permit the…
    • § 20463 The bond shall guarantee the payment of any sum which the claimant may recover on the claim together with his costs of suit in the action, if he shall recover…
    • § 20464 Suit against the sureties on the bond of the contractor filed pursuant to this chapter may be brought by any claimant, or his assigns, at any time after the…
43. ARTICLE 28. Separation of Grade Districts §§ 20470–20477 · 9 sections

    • § 20470 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by Separation of Grade Districts, as provided for in Part 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Division…
    • § 20471 The commission shall, pursuant to an order entered in the minutes, advertise for bids for the construction of the project either as a whole or in sections, as…
    • § 20471.5 All bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidders security: (a) Cash. (b)…
    • § 20472 Every contract for the construction of the project or for any section, if it is to be constructed in sections, shall be let, after advertisement, to the lowest…
    • § 20473 Before the making of any contract the bidder shall give a bond to the district for the faithful performance of his contract, which shall be signed by the…
    • § 20474 The contract shall be executed on behalf of the district by the commission, subject to approval or rejection by the electors of the district, expressed at an…
    • § 20475 The commission may do any or all maintenance or repair work upon the project, either with or without contract, and with or without advertising for bids for…
    • § 20476 The commission may hire all necessary engineers, inspectors and superintendents to supervise the performance of contracts entered into by the commission, or to…
    • § 20477 As to any project involving a state highway where the plans have been approved by the Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, the commission and…
44. ARTICLE 29. Public Entities—Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 §§ 20480–20497 · 15 sections

    • § 20480 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by cities, cities and counties, or counties, or other entities, public corporations, or agencies…
    • § 20481 At any time after the preliminary approval of the report provided for in Section 10300 of the Streets and Highways Code, the legislative body may let the…
    • § 20482 Each contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder after notice inviting sealed proposals is published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code…
    • § 20483 (a)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 which…
    • § 20484 Notice of award of the contract shall be published by the clerk of the legislative body once in the newspaper in which the notice of improvement was published.
    • § 20485 The owners of three-fourths of the area of lands assessed or liable to be assessed, or their agents (who shall make oath that they are such owners or agents),…
    • § 20486 If the owners fail to elect to take the work and to enter into a written contract therefor within 10 days, or to commence the work within 15 days after the…
    • § 20487 If, in the opinion of the legislative body, the public interest will not be served by allowing the property owners to take a contract, it may so provide in the…
    • § 20488 The contract shall provide that the work shall be done strictly in accordance with the plans and specifications contained in the report provided for in…
    • § 20489 The provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 relating to liquidated damages are incorporated in this division.
    • § 20490 If the contractor abandons the work, or fails to proceed with the work as rapidly as required by his contract, the legislative body may declare him in default…
    • § 20491 At any time within 10 days after the award of any contract pursuant to this chapter, or if no bids are received, at any time within 10 days after the time…
    • § 20492 If the work is abandoned by the city before work is actually started or before any materials, supplies or equipment have been furnished or used, the incidental…
    • § 20496 The provisions of Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000) of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code are hereby expressly made applicable to the construction of…
    • § 20497 If in the opinion of the legislative body the public interest will not be served by allowing the property owners to take the contract it may so provide in the…
45. ARTICLE 30. City Councils—Street Lighting Act of 1919 §§ 20500–20507 · 8 sections

    • § 20500 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by a city council, as provided in the Street Lighting Act of 1919, Part 1 (commencing with Section…
    • § 20501 (a) The city council shall, within 10 days after the establishment of the district, invite bids for the making of the improvement by ordering a notice of the…
    • § 20502 The contract shall require that the improvement be made, and the improvement shall be made, strictly in accordance with the plans and specifications contained…
    • § 20503 The improvement shall be made under the supervision of the board, officer or person designated by the city council, and no portion shall be paid for until it…
    • § 20504 If the contractor abandons the making of the improvement, or fails to proceed with it as rapidly as required by his contract, the city council may relet the…
    • § 20505 The city council may, at any time within 20 days after the opening of bids, or, if no bids are received, at any time within 20 days after the time fixed for…
    • § 20506 If the work of the improvement, or any part thereof, is executed by the city, then the amount appropriated and used from the special fund to pay the costs and…
    • § 20507 At any time after the funds for the proposed improvement, or any part thereof, are in the hands of the city treasurer, the city council may, without calling…
46. ARTICLE 31. City Councils—Street Lighting Act of 1931 §§ 20510–20514 · 5 sections

    • § 20510 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by a city council, as provided in the Street Lighting Act of 1931, Part 2 (commencing with Section…
    • § 20511 At any time after the installment assessment becomes delinquent, the superintendent of streets may call for bids for such improvement and may fix a date, not…
    • § 20512 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 which amounts…
    • § 20513 The contract shall specify a date certain when the improvement shall be started, the date to be not more than 30 days after the execution thereof, and that the…
    • § 20514 The city council may, by resolution passed prior to the notice inviting bids, impose such other reasonable conditions, including faithful performance bonds and…
47. ARTICLE 32. City Councils—Municipal Lighting Maintenance District Act of 1927 §§ 20520–20522 · 3 sections

    • § 20520 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by a city council, as provided in the Municipal Lighting Maintenance District Act of 1927, Part 3…
    • § 20521 The city council shall make all contracts and all necessary provisions for the furnishing of the maintenance and operation finally determined upon for the…
    • § 20522 (a) 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: (1) Cash.…
48. ARTICLE 33. Joint Highway Districts §§ 20530–20541 · 12 sections

    • § 20530 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by a joint highway district, as provided in the Joint Highway District Act, Part 1 (commencing with…
    • § 20531 All construction work shall be done by contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids in a newspaper of general circulation…
    • § 20532 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)…
    • § 20533 All bids shall be delivered to the secretary of the board of directors not later than the hour fixed for receiving bids and shall thereafter be publicly opened…
    • § 20534 The board of directors shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. However, before awarding the contract the board may: (a) Reject all bids…
    • § 20535 If all bids have been rejected because it appears that they are too high and that the work can be done more cheaply by day labor, the board may, in lieu of…
    • § 20536 The bidder to whom any contract is awarded shall, within 20 days after the date of the award by the board of directors, execute a contract to perform the work.…
    • § 20537 Before the contract is executed, the person to whom it is awarded shall execute bonds for the faithful performance of the contract and for the payment of all…
    • § 20538 All of the bonds shall be executed by the bidder and by a corporate surety duly authorized to do business as such under the laws of the State of California.…
    • § 20539 The president or vice president and secretary or assistant secretary shall sign and attest all construction contracts on behalf of the district.
    • § 20540 All construction contracts shall provide that a maximum of eight hours shall constitute a day’s labor and that three dollars ($3) shall be the minimum amount…
    • § 20541 If any bidder to whom a contract is awarded fails to enter into the contract and execute the required bonds, the board of directors shall declare the check…
49. ARTICLE 34. Boulevard Districts §§ 20550–20557 · 9 sections

    • § 20550 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by a boulevard district, as provided for in Part 2 (commencing with Section 26000) of Division 16 of…
    • § 20551 The commission shall, pursuant to an order entered in its minutes, advertise for bids for the construction of the boulevard, either as a whole or in sections…
    • § 20551.5 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)…
    • § 20552 Every contract for the construction of the boulevard or for any section, if it is to be constructed in sections, shall be let, after advertisement, to the…
    • § 20553 Before the making of any contract the bidder shall give a bond to the district for the faithful performance of his contract, which shall be signed by the…
    • § 20554 The contract shall be executed on behalf of the district by the commission, subject to approval or rejection by the electors of the district, expressed at an…
    • § 20555 If the cost of any construction work on the boulevard does not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) the commission may make contracts therefor without…
    • § 20556 The commission may do any or all maintenance or repair work upon the boulevard, either with or without contract, and with or without advertising for bids for…
    • § 20557 The commission may hire all necessary engineers, inspectors and superintendents to supervise the performance of contracts entered into by the commission, or to…
50. ARTICLE 35. Irrigation Districts §§ 20560–20570 · 12 sections

    • § 20560 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by irrigation districts, as provided for in the Irrigation District Law, Division 11 (commencing with…
    • § 20561 As used in this article “works” is limited to any works to be paid for with the proceeds of the sale of bonds or a limited assessment.
    • § 20562 Contracts for the construction of any works shall be made pursuant to the provisions of this article except when the board, with the approval of the…
    • § 20563 The board shall give notice by publication once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in the county in which the principal office of a…
    • § 20564 The notice calling for bids shall contain: (a) A statement that the plans and specifications of the works to be constructed may be seen at the district office.…
    • § 20564.5 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)…
    • § 20565 At the time and place appointed the bids shall be opened in public.
    • § 20566 After opening the bids and as convenient the board shall award the contract or contracts for the works either in portions or as a whole to the lowest…
    • § 20567 In case of an emergency, if notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the board shall comply with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050).
    • § 20568 Contracts for the purchase of material to be furnished or used by the district in the works shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders after…
    • § 20569 Any person to whom a contract may be awarded pursuant to this article shall provide a bond approved by the board, payable to the district for at least 25…
    • § 20570 The works shall be constructed under the direction and to the satisfaction of the engineer of the district and be subject to the approval of the board.
51. ARTICLE 36. Water Storage Districts §§ 20580–20590 · 12 sections

    • § 20580 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by water storage districts, as provided for in the California Water Storage District Law, Division 14…
    • § 20581 Before making any contract for the construction or improvement of works in carrying out any project totaling twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or more,…
    • § 20582 When work is to be done, the board shall give notice calling for bids by publication in the county in which the principal office of a district is kept once a…
    • § 20583 If less than the whole work provided for in the plans and specifications is to be done, the portion to be done must be particularly described in the notice.
    • § 20584 The notice shall set forth that: (a) Plans and specifications of the work to be done can be seen at the office of the board. (b) The board will receive sealed…
    • § 20584.5 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)…
    • § 20585 The board may either: (a) Let the work to the lowest responsible bidder. (b) Reject any or all bids and readvertise for proposals. (c) Proceed to construct the…
    • § 20586 In case of an emergency, if notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the board shall comply with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050).
    • § 20587 Contracts for the purchase of materials only shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, except that the board may reject any or all bids for the…
    • § 20588 Upon receipt of an offer for a less price than that specified in the lowest rejected bid, the board may enter into a contract for the furnishing of the…
    • § 20589 Any person to whom a contract is awarded shall enter into a bond, to be approved by the board, payable to the district for its use, for 25 percent of the…
    • § 20590 All contracts and other documents executed by the board shall be signed by the president and by the secretary.
52. ARTICLE 37. County Waterworks Districts §§ 20600–20615 · 17 sections

    • § 20600 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by county waterworks districts, as provided for in the County Waterworks District Law, Division 16…
    • § 20601 All contracts for construction of a work of improvement for the district in excess of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500) shall be let to the lowest…
    • § 20602 The district shall advertise in the county pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code, inviting sealed proposals for furnishing labor, materials and…
    • § 20602.5 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)…
    • § 20603 The district shall have the right to require such bonds as it may deem best from the successful bidder, to insure the faithful performance of the contract, and…
    • § 20604 In case of an emergency, if notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the district shall comply with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050).
    • § 20605 When the board of supervisors and the board of directors of the district, if any, determine that any work of repairing, improving, renewing or extending…
    • § 20606 Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the county when ordered by the board of supervisors, or the city when ordered by the city…
    • § 20607 The board of supervisors may, except in incorporated cities or towns, order and contract for any of the work, and the acquisition of any of the property…
    • § 20608 Any improvement for which bonds are voted under the provisions of this division, shall be made in conformity with the general description of the proposed…
    • § 20609 Whenever for any reason water system facilities are proposed to be installed in a district by someone other than the district itself, or the installation cost…
    • § 20610 The reimbursement contract may provide that the reimbursement will be made in periodic payments over an agreed period of time not to exceed 10 years,…
    • § 20611 Under no circumstances shall the total amount of all reimbursement payments made or agreed to be made exceed the amount, specified in said contract, for the…
    • § 20612 Whenever a district has contracted to reimburse an installer for the installation of water system facilities, it may impose upon land and collect from any…
    • § 20613 All charges collected under Section 20612 shall be paid into the treasury of the district and treated in the same manner as other water revenues, except as…
    • § 20614 (a) The board of supervisors and the board of directors of the district, if any, may, by ordinance, resolution, or board order, authorize the general manager… see note
    • § 20615 (a) Contracts by the district for private architectural, landscape architectural, professional engineering, environmental, land surveying, and construction…
53. ARTICLE 38. County Drainage Districts §§ 20620–20624 · 5 sections

    • § 20620 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by county drainage districts, as provided for in the County Drainage District Act, Division 17…
    • § 20621 Upon completion of the precise plans and specifications, the work or any portion of it may be done in any of the following ways as ordered by the district…
    • § 20622 Any contract for the doing of the work and furnishing any or all of the material shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder submitting a sealed bid in…
    • § 20623 The notice shall be published once a week for at least two successive weeks in a newspaper circulated in the county and shall refer to precise plans and…
    • § 20624 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)…
54. ARTICLE 39. Levee Districts §§ 20630–20635 · 7 sections

    • § 20630 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by levee districts, as provided for in the Levee District Law of 1959, Division 19 (commencing with…
    • § 20631 Contracts in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for the construction or repair of any levees or associated works, unless the construction or…
    • § 20632 The board shall give notice by publication, pursuant to Section 6063 of the Government Code, in calling for bids for the construction or repair of any of the…
    • § 20633 The notice calling for bids shall contain: (a) A statement that the plans and specifications of the construction or repairs may be seen at the district office.…
    • § 20633.5 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)…
    • § 20634 After opening the bids, and as convenient, the board shall award the contract or contracts for the construction or repair in portions, or as a whole, to the…
    • § 20635 In case of an emergency, if notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the board shall comply with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050).
55. ARTICLE 40. Municipal Water Districts §§ 20640–20645 · 7 sections

    • § 20640 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by municipal water districts, as provided for in the Municipal Water District Law of 1911, Division 20…
    • § 20641 A district may prescribe methods for the construction of works and for the letting of contracts for any of the following purposes: (a) The construction of…
    • § 20642 When work is not to be done by the district itself by force account, and the amount involved is thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000), or more, any contract…
    • § 20642.5 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)…
    • § 20643 Notwithstanding Section 20642, contracts, in writing or otherwise, for the acquisition or disposal of any real or personal property may be let without calling…
    • § 20644 The board may, from time to time, establish the manner of calling for bids and letting contracts, but except as such procedure so established by the board…
    • § 20645 In the case of an emergency, if notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the board shall comply with Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 22050).
56. ARTICLE 41. Community College Districts §§ 20650–20662 · 17 sections

    • § 20650 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by community college districts as provided for in Part 49 (commencing with Section 81000) of the…
    • § 20651 (a) The governing board of any community college district shall let any contracts involving an expenditure of more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for…
    • § 20651.2 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited to, the advertising, bidding, and protest provisions of this article and Division 7 (commencing…
    • § 20651.5 (a) The governing board of any community college district may require each prospective bidder for a contract, as described under Section 20651, to complete and…
    • § 20651.7 (a) For the purposes of bid evaluation and selection pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 20651, when a community college district determines that it can…
    • § 20652 Notwithstanding any other provisions of Sections 81640 to 81654, inclusive, of the Education Code, or of Sections 20651 to 20659, inclusive, of this code, the…
    • § 20653 Nothing in this code shall preclude the governing board of any community college district from purchasing materials, equipment or supplies through the…
    • § 20653.5 Nothing in this code shall preclude the governing board of a community college district from purchasing materials, equipment, supplies, or services under the…
    • § 20654 (a) In an emergency when any repairs, alterations, work, or improvement is necessary to any facility of the college, or to permit the continuance of existing…
    • § 20655 (a) In each community college district, the governing board may make repairs, alterations, additions, or painting, repainting, or decorating upon school…
    • § 20656 For purposes of Section 20655, “maintenance” means routine, recurring, and usual work for the preservation, protection and keeping of any publicly owned or…
    • § 20657 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…
    • § 20658 The governing board of any community college district may by majority vote authorize its district superintendent, or such person as he or she may designate, to…
    • § 20659 If any change or alteration of a contract governed by the provisions of this article is ordered by the governing board of the community college district, such…
    • § 20660 Perishable food stuffs and seasonal commodities needed in the operation of cafeterias and food services may be purchased by a community college district in…
    • § 20661 (a) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges is authorized to enter into a contract on behalf of one or more community college districts, subject to…
    • § 20662 (a) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges may enter into a contract or other agreement with the governing board of any community college district…
57. ARTICLE 41.5. Job Order Contracting for Community College Districts §§ 20665.20–20665.33 · 14 sections

    • § 20665.20 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…
    • § 20665.21 As used in this article: (a) “Adjustment factor” means the job order contractor’s competitively bid adjustment to the community college district’s prices as…
    • § 20665.22 Provisions in this article only apply to community college districts that choose to utilize job order contracting. A community college district may utilize job…
    • § 20665.23 (a) A community college district may utilize job order contracting pursuant to this article only if the community college district has entered into a project…
    • § 20665.24 Bidding for job order contracts shall progress as follows: (a) (1) A community college district shall prepare a set of documents for job order contracts. The…
    • § 20665.25 (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…
    • § 20665.26 (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…
    • § 20665.27 (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…
    • § 20665.28 A willful violation of Section 20665.26 occurs when the job order contractor or subcontractor knew or reasonably should have known of his or her obligations…
    • § 20665.29 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…
    • § 20665.30 A job order contractor or subcontractor that knowingly violates the provisions involving employment of apprentices shall forfeit as a civil penalty an amount…
    • § 20665.31 In order to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse, a community college district adopting job order contracting shall do all of the following: (a) Prepare for each…
    • § 20665.32 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…
    • § 20665.33 This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
58. ARTICLE 42. Public Entities—Public Work and Public Purchases §§ 20670–20676 · 7 sections

    • § 20670 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by public entities as provided for in Division 5 (commencing with Section 4000) of the Government Code.
    • § 20671 As used in this chapter: (a) “Public leaseback” means any lease by a public entity, as lessee, of buildings, structures, or other facilities which are…
    • § 20672 Any public project by a public leaseback corporation in excess of three thousand dollars ($3,000) shall be constructed under contract awarded to the lowest…
    • § 20673 For the purpose of securing bids, the public leaseback corporation shall give notice of the time and place for opening bids to prospective bidders by…
    • § 20674 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)…
    • § 20675 If the public leaseback corporation deems the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid is not in the best interests of the public entity the public leaseback…
    • § 20676 A contractor or a mining operator shall not sell any sand, gravel, or other minerals, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 10295.5, to a local agency,…
59. ARTICLE 43. Community Services Districts §§ 20680–20683 · 4 sections

    • § 20680 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by community services districts as provided for in the Community Services District Law pursuant to…
    • § 20682 (a) A district may purchase materials and supplies for the construction or completion of any building, structure, or improvements in the open market when the…
    • § 20682.5 (a) A district may construct or complete any building, structure, or improvement with its own forces or by contract without bidding when the cost does not…
    • § 20683 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)…
60. ARTICLE 43.1. Redevelopment Agencies §§ 20688.1–20688.4 · 5 sections

    • § 20688.1 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…
    • § 20688.2 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…
    • § 20688.25 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)…
    • § 20688.3 (a) To the greatest extent feasible, opportunities for training and employment arising from any contract for work to be performed in connection with any…
    • § 20688.4 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…
61. ARTICLE 44. County Harbor Commissions §§ 20690–20696 · 6 sections

    • § 20690 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by county harbor commissions as provided for in Division 7 (commencing with Section 4000) of the…
    • § 20693 The commission may do all the work of improvement, development, or protection under one contract, or it may segregate it into separate parts or divisions, and…
    • § 20694 Each contract for doing any part of the work shall be let after advertisement for bids by publishing notice for at least 10 days in one or more daily…
    • § 20694.5 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)…
    • § 20695 Each contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, who shall give such security as the commission requires for the full and faithful performance of…
    • § 20696 All improvement, development or protection of any harbor done under this article shall be of a substantial and permanent character.
62. ARTICLE 45. Harbor Improvement Districts § 20710 · 1 section

    • § 20710 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by harbor improvement districts as provided for in Part 2 (commencing with Section 5800) of Division 8…
63. ARTICLE 46. Harbor Districts §§ 20720–20724 · 3 sections

    • § 20720 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by harbor districts as provided for in Part 3 (commencing with Section 6000) of Division 8 of the…
    • § 20723 All work authorized to be done under this article, exceeding in cost the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000) shall be awarded upon competitive bidding,…
    • § 20724 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)…
64. ARTICLE 47. Small Craft Harbor Districts §§ 20730–20737 · 3 sections

    • § 20730 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by small craft harbor districts as provided for in the Small Craft Harbor District Law pursuant to Part…
    • § 20736 (a) All construction authorized under this article that exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) shall be awarded upon competitive bidding. Notice of…
    • § 20737 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)…
65. ARTICLE 48. Port Districts §§ 20750–20753 · 6 sections

    • § 20750 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by port districts as provided in Part 4 (commencing with Section 6200) of Division 8 of the Harbors and…
    • § 20751 Contracts for the doing of new construction work, the cost of which exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or the purchasing of supplies, the cost of which…
    • § 20751.1 In case of an emergency, the board may, by resolution passed by a four-fifths vote of all of its members, declare and determine that public interest and…
    • § 20751.2 Notwithstanding Section 20751, the board of the Ventura Port District may award a contract for the performance of dredging work within the district’s…
    • § 20752.2 Notwithstanding Section 20751, all bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of…
    • § 20753 The board may delegate to its officers the execution of contracts in which the amount involved is less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
66. ARTICLE 49. River Port Districts §§ 20760–20764 · 5 sections

    • § 20760 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by river port districts as provided for in Part 6 (commencing with Section 6800) of Division 8 of the…
    • § 20761 Contracts for the doing of new construction work, the cost of which exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or the purchasing of supplies, the cost of which…
    • § 20761.5 Notwithstanding Section 20761, all bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of…
    • § 20762 In case of an emergency such as a fire, flood, storm, or other disaster, the board may, by resolution passed by the vote of four-fifths of all members,…
    • § 20764 The board may delegate to its officers the execution of contracts, in which the amount involved is less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
67. ARTICLE 50. Sanitation Districts §§ 20780–20784 · 4 sections

    • § 20780 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by sanitation districts as provided for in the County Sanitation District Act pursuant to Division 5…
    • § 20782 A district may make and perform any agreement with any public or private corporation of any kind or any person for the joint construction, acquisition,…
    • § 20783 When work is done by the district itself by force account, the amount shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000). When the expenditure required for the…
    • § 20784 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)…
68. ARTICLE 51. Sewer Maintenance Districts §§ 20790–20793 · 3 sections

    • § 20790 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by sewer maintenance districts as provided for in the Sewer Maintenance District Act pursuant to…
    • § 20791 “Maintenance of sewers” as used in this chapter includes the extension and enlargement of sewers, within a district.
    • § 20793 The district may contract with the federal government of the United States or any branch thereof, or with any county, city and county, municipal corporation,…
69. ARTICLE 52. Sanitary Districts §§ 20800–20806 · 7 sections

    • § 20800 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by sanitary districts as provided in the Sanitary District Act of 1923 pursuant to Division 6…
    • § 20801 “District project,” as used in this article, means any construction, reconstruction, alteration, enlargement, renewal, or replacement of sewer facilities which…
    • § 20803 When the expenditure required for a district project exceeds fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), it shall be contracted for and let to the lowest responsible…
    • § 20804 The notice inviting bids shall set a date for the opening of bids. The first publication or posting of the notice shall be at least 10 days before the date of…
    • § 20804.5 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)…
    • § 20805 In its discretion, the district board may reject any bids presented and readvertise. If two or more bids are the same and the lowest, the district board may…
    • § 20806 If there is an emergency, or if it is necessary to do emergency work to prepare for national or local defense, the district board may pass a resolution by a…
70. ARTICLE 53. Fire Protection Districts §§ 20810–20813 · 4 sections

    • § 20810 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by fire protection districts as provided for in the Fire Protection District Law pursuant to Division…
    • § 20811 When a district board determines that it is in the public interest, a district may contract with any other public agency for fire protection services, rescue…
    • § 20812 (a) A district board may contract for special services. These contracts shall be with persons specially trained, experienced, expert, and competent to perform…
    • § 20813 (a) All contracts for the construction or completion of any building, structure, or improvement, when the expenditure required for the work exceeds ten…
71. ARTICLE 53.5. Recreation and Park Districts §§ 20815–20815.5 · 4 sections

    • § 20815 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…
    • § 20815.1 (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…
    • § 20815.3 (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…
    • § 20815.5 Notwithstanding Sections 20815.1 and 20815.3, a district may use the provisions of the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act, Chapter 2 (commencing…
72. ARTICLE 54. Public Entities—Community Facilities Law of 1911 §§ 20820–20826 · 4 sections

    • § 20820 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by public entities as provided for in the Community Facilities Law of 1911 pursuant to Chapter 1…
    • § 20823 Any contract for the construction of any improvement may be let and entered into as other contracts for similar work are let and entered into by the city. If…
    • § 20824 Instead of letting contracts for the improvement, the city may itself construct or complete the improvement, and buy the necessary materials, and employ the…
    • § 20826 The city may contract with the federal government of the United States or any branch of it, or with any county, city and county, municipal corporation,…
73. ARTICLE 55. Highway Lighting Districts §§ 20830–20832.5 · 3 sections

    • § 20830 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by highway lighting districts as provided for in the Highway Lighting District Act pursuant to Part 4…
    • § 20832 Within 10 days after the establishment of the district, the governing body shall advertise for bids for installing and maintaining the system and for servicing…
    • § 20832.5 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)…
74. ARTICLE 56. Maintenance Districts—Improvement Act of 1911 §§ 20840–20843.5 · 4 sections

    • § 20840 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by maintenance districts as provided for in the Improvement Act of 1911 pursuant to Division 7…
    • § 20842 All contracts shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder. The board shall advertise for two or more days in a newspaper of general circulation published in…
    • § 20843 A contract for installing, maintaining and servicing a system of lights in any maintenance district shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. However,…
    • § 20843.5 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)…
75. ARTICLE 57. Public Entities—Improvement Act of 1911 §§ 20850–20874 · 17 sections

    • § 20850 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by public entities as provided for in the Improvement Act of 1911 pursuant to Division 7 (commencing…
    • § 20852 The superintendent of streets shall advertise for bids for the improvement of the roadbed pursuant to Section 6764 of the Streets and Highways Code. The…
    • § 20853 Immediately upon the award of the contract, the superintendent of streets shall enter into a contract with the person to whom the contract was awarded for…
    • § 20854 Upon the completion of the work and its acceptance, the street superintendent shall make a certificate of completion, together with a statement of the amount…
    • § 20855 If the contract price is not paid within 30 days from the date of the recording of the certificate, the contractor may file a sworn statement to that effect…
    • § 20856 In the action, the certificate of completion shall be and constitute prima facie evidence of the regularity of all proceedings and of the right of the…
    • § 20857 If the person files a written election to enter upon the direct performance of the work at its own cost and expense, no further proceedings shall be taken in…
    • § 20858 If the person shall, after three days’ notice of the adoption of the resolution, fail to comply with the terms and conditions so prescribed, the legislative…
    • § 20859 Upon the completion of the improvement, the contractor to whom the contract has been awarded, or his or her assigns, shall be entitled to a certificate of…
    • § 20867 The legislative body shall award the contract for doing the work to the lowest responsible bidder. All bids for construction work shall be presented under…
    • § 20868 Upon the completion of the work and its acceptance, the street superintendent shall make a certificate of completion, together with a statement of the amount…
    • § 20869 When the certificate of completion has been recorded the contractor shall be entitled to payment for the full amount of the contract price, and the recording…
    • § 20870 If the contract price is not paid within 30 days from the date of the recording of the certificate of completion, the contractor may file a sworn statement to…
    • § 20871 In the action, the certificate of completion shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all proceedings, and of the right of the contractor to recover…
    • § 20872 If the person files a written election to enter upon the direct performance of such work at its own cost and expense, no further proceedings shall be taken in…
    • § 20873 If the work is not done with diligence as in this article provided, the legislative body may, by resolution entered upon its minutes, prescribe such terms and…
    • § 20874 Upon the completion of the improvement, the contractor to whom the contract has been awarded, or his or her assigns, shall be entitled to a certificate of…
76. ARTICLE 58. Public Entities—Improvement Act of 1911 §§ 20880–20886 · 2 sections

    • § 20880 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by public entities as provided for in the Improvement Act of 1911 pursuant to Division 7 (commencing…
    • § 20886 Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to relieve any city or public agency, if the work or improvement is to be performed by the city or public agency, from…
77. ARTICLE 59. Public Entities—Tree Planting Act of 1931 §§ 20890–20898 · 8 sections

    • § 20890 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by public entities as provided for in the Tree Planting Act of 1931 pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with…
    • § 20893 The board may direct the city forester to let contracts for all or any part of any improvement ordered by the city council. The city forester shall let the…
    • § 20893.5 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)…
    • § 20894 If the contractor abandons the work, or fails to proceed with it as rapidly as required by the contract, the city forester may relet the work in the same…
    • § 20895 The legislative body, by contract or otherwise, shall provide for the performance of all work ordered by it pursuant to this article, including the…
    • § 20896 All or any part of the improvements may be constructed, installed, or owned and all or any part of the maintenance and servicing of any of the improvements may…
    • § 20897 The local agency, by contract made with another public agency or with a public utility, may provide for the construction, installation, or ownership of any…
    • § 20898 Except for any work provided for by contract made pursuant to Section 20897, the legislative body shall provide for the construction or installation of all…
78. ARTICLE 60. Bridge and Highway Districts §§ 20910–20919 · 10 sections

    • § 20910 The provisions of this article shall apply to contracts by bridge and highway districts as provided for in the Bridge and Highway District Act pursuant to Part…
    • § 20914 (a) The district shall advertise, pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, for contracts for all vessel repair, maintenance, and alteration work if the…
    • § 20915 It shall be unlawful to employ any means to evade the provisions of this article requiring contracts to be awarded after advertising and competitive bidding,…
    • § 20916 All contracts in excess of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) entered into by the district for the hiring or purchase of equipment, supplies, or materials, are…
    • § 20916.1 Notwithstanding Section 20916, the purchase of all supplies, equipment, and materials by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District shall be…
    • § 20916.3 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the award of purchase contracts by the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District under competitive…
    • § 20916.5 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)…
    • § 20917 If, after rejecting bids received under Section 20916, the board determines and declares by a two-thirds vote of all of its members that, in its opinion, the…
    • § 20918 In case of an emergency, the board may, by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of all of its members, declare and determine that public interest and…
    • § 20919 Notwithstanding Sections 20916 and 20916.1, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District may, without further competitive bidding, contract with…
79. ARTICLE 60.4. Job Order Contracting for School Districts §§ 20919.20–20919.33 · 14 sections

    • § 20919.20 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…
    • § 20919.21 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…
    • § 20919.22 Provisions in this article only apply to school districts that choose to utilize job order contracting. A school district may utilize job order contracting,…
    • § 20919.23 (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…
    • § 20919.24 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…
    • § 20919.25 (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…
    • § 20919.26 (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…
    • § 20919.27 (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…
    • § 20919.28 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…
    • § 20919.29 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…
    • § 20919.30 A job order contractor or subcontractor that knowingly violates the provisions involving employment of apprentices shall forfeit as a civil penalty an amount…
    • § 20919.31 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…
    • § 20919.32 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…
    • § 20919.33 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…
80. ARTICLE 60.5. Reclamation Districts §§ 20920–20927 · 8 sections

    • § 20920 This article applies to contracts by reclamation districts formed under special acts of the Legislature or under Division 15 (commencing with Section 50000) of…
    • § 20921 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…
    • § 20922 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…
    • § 20923 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…
    • § 20924 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a district participates in any federal or state assistance program, the district shall comply with the…
    • § 20925 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…
    • § 20926 (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…
    • § 20927 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…
81. ARTICLE 60.6. Surface Storage Projects §§ 20928–20928.4 · 5 sections

    • § 20928 The Legislature finds and declares that alternative project delivery, using the best value procurement methodology, has been authorized for various agencies…
    • § 20928.1 (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…
    • § 20928.2 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…
    • § 20928.3 (a) The local agency, in each request for proposals, may identify specific types of subcontractors that must be included in the entity statement of…
    • § 20928.4 Any project constructed pursuant to this article shall be subject to Part 1 (commencing with Section 6000) of Division 3 of the Water Code.
82. ARTICLE 60.7. Water District Contract Bids § 20929 · 1 section

    • § 20929 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…