ARTICLE 3.5. Counties

Heading of Article 3.5 amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 8.

§§ 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…