California Code
PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES
CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act

ARTICLE 1 - Scope of Chapter and General Provisions

Section 10100. - 10100. This chapter may be cited as the State Contract...

Section 10101. - 10101. (a) Contracts for the purchase of supplies or materials,...

Section 10102. - 10102. Improvements on the property of the state on the...

Section 10103. - 10103. Work done directly by any public utility company pursuant...

Section 10103.5. - 10103.5. Work performed by prisoners pursuant to an order by...

Section 10104. - 10104. As used in this chapter, “mobilization” includes preparatory work...

Section 10105. - 10105. (a) As used in this chapter, “project” includes the...

Section 10106. - 10106. For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Department” means any...

Section 10107. - 10107. Whenever provision is made by law for any project...

Section 10108. - 10108. Where the nature of the work in the opinion...

Section 10108.5. - 10108.5. (a) When the nature of the work by departments,...

Section 10108.7. - 10108.7. (a) The Department of Corrections shall provide in the...

Section 10108.8. - 10108.8. The Department of Corrections, where feasible, shall enter into...

Section 10109. - 10109. Any notice inviting bids on a project which specifies...

Section 10110. - 10110. (a) Where the nature of the work is historic...

Section 10111. - 10111. Commencing January 1, 2007, the department shall make available...

Section 10111.2. - 10111.2. A department shall, upon request from a contractor plan...

ARTICLE 1.1 - Construction Manager/General Contractor Procurement Method for the Department of Water Resources

Section 10112. - 10112. (a) This article provides for an alternative procurement procedure...

Section 10112.1. - 10112.1. As used in this article: (a) “Construction manager” means...

Section 10112.2. - 10112.2. (a) The Construction Manager/General Contractor method provided by this...

Section 10112.3. - 10112.3. Construction Manager/General Contractor method projects shall progress as follows:...

Section 10112.4. - 10112.4. (a) Any construction manager that is selected to construct...

Section 10112.5. - 10112.5. All subcontractors bidding on contracts pursuant to this article...

Section 10112.6. - 10112.6. The department may retain the services of a design...

Section 10112.7. - 10112.7. A contract awarded pursuant to this article before it...

Section 10112.8. - 10112.8. Nothing in this article is intended to affect, expand,...

Section 10112.9. - 10112.9. (a) The department shall prepare and submit to the...

Section 10112.10. - 10112.10. (a) The authority to perform water resources projects pursuant...

ARTICLE 1.5 - Minority and Women Business Participation Goals for State Contracts

Section 10115. - 10115. (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the...

Section 10115.1. - 10115.1. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 10115.2. - 10115.2. In awarding contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, the...

Section 10115.3. - 10115.3. (a) The awarding department shall establish a method of...

Section 10115.4. - 10115.4. In implementing this article, the awarding department shall utilize...

Section 10115.6. - 10115.6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the failure...

Section 10115.7. - 10115.7. (a) Nothing in this article shall be construed to...

Section 10115.8. - 10115.8. If any provision of this article or the application...

Section 10115.9. - 10115.9. A limited liability company may be certified as a...

Section 10115.10. - 10115.10. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person or...

Section 10115.11. - 10115.11. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, statewide...

Section 10115.12. - 10115.12. (a) Any awarding department taking bids in connection with...

Section 10115.13. - 10115.13. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, contracts awarded by...

Section 10115.15. - 10115.15. (a) Notwithstanding Section 10115.2, when awarding contracts for materials,...

ARTICLE 2 - Plans and Specifications

Section 10120. - 10120. Before entering into any contract for a project, the...

Section 10121. - 10121. The original draft or a certified copy of the...

Section 10122. - 10122. Work on all projects shall be done under contract...

Section 10122.5. - 10122.5. For the purposes of Section 10122, all day labor...

Section 10122.6. - 10122.6. Notwithstanding the project cost limit provided in Section 10105,...

Section 10123. - 10123. Contracts upon informal bids authorized under Section 10122 shall...

Section 10124. - 10124. Bids may be received and contracts awarded on a...

Section 10125. - 10125. Except in unit basis contracts, contracts shall not be...

Section 10126. - 10126. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10125, the estimate of...

Section 10127. - 10127. The department may, with the approval of the State...

Section 10128. - 10128. All contracts awarded under this part shall comply with...

Section 10129. - 10129. (a) Notwithstanding Section 3400, no agency of the state...

ARTICLE 3 - Advertisements for Bids

Section 10140. - 10140. (a) Public notice of a project shall be given...

Section 10141. - 10141. The notice shall state the time and place for...

ARTICLE 4 - Bids and Bidders

Section 10160. - 10160. The department may require from prospective bidders answers to...

Section 10161. - 10161. The department may also require from prospective bidders the...

Section 10162. - 10162. The department shall require from all prospective bidders the...

Section 10163. - 10163. The department shall adopt and apply a uniform system...

Section 10164. - 10164. In all state projects where federal funds are involved,...

Section 10165. - 10165. The questionnaires and financial statements are not public records...

Section 10166. - 10166. The department shall furnish to each bidder a standard...

Section 10167. - 10167. (a) All bids shall be presented under sealed cover...

Section 10168. - 10168. Whether or not bids are opened exactly at the...

Section 10169. - 10169. Any bid may be withdrawn at any time prior...

ARTICLE 5 - Award of Contracts

Section 10180. - 10180. On the day named in the public notice, the...

Section 10181. - 10181. If the successful bidder fails to execute the contract,...

Section 10182. - 10182. If the director deems it is for the best...

Section 10183. - 10183. The failure of the successful bidder to furnish any...

Section 10184. - 10184. The bidders’ security of the second and third lowest...

Section 10185. - 10185. If the director deems the acceptance of the lowest...

Section 10186. - 10186. (a) This section shall be known, and may be...

ARTICLE 6 - State Agency Design-Build Projects

Section 10187. - 10187. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the design-build...

Section 10187.5. - 10187.5. For purposes of this article, the following definitions and...

Section 10188. - 10188. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the director, following notification...

Section 10190. - 10190. The director shall notify the State Public Works Board...

Section 10191. - 10191. The procurement process for the design-build projects shall progress...

Section 10192. - 10192. (a) The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance...

Section 10193. - 10193. (a) The department, in each design-build request for proposals,...

Section 10194. - 10194. (a) If the department elects to award a project...

Section 10195. - 10195. Nothing in this article affects, expands, alters, or limits...

Section 10196. - 10196. This article shall remain in effect only until January...

ARTICLE 6.5 - Progressive Design-Build Contracting

Section 10198. - 10198. For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall...

Section 10198.1. - 10198.1. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, and subject to...

Section 10198.2. - 10198.2. The procurement process for progressive design-build projects shall progress...

Section 10198.3. - 10198.3. (a) The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance...

Section 10198.4. - 10198.4. (a) After selecting a design-build entity based upon qualifications,...

Section 10198.5. - 10198.5. (a) The department, in each design-build request for qualifications,...

Section 10198.6. - 10198.6. (a) If the department elects to award a project...

Section 10198.7. - 10198.7. Nothing in this article affects, expands, alters, or limits...

Section 10198.8. - 10198.8. (a) The department shall submit to the Joint Legislative...

ARTICLE 6.5 - Department of Water Resources Design-Build Projects

Section 10200. - 10200. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the design-build...

Section 10200.5. - 10200.5. For purposes of this article, the following definitions and...

Section 10204. - 10204. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the director, following...

Section 10206. - 10206. For purposes of projects at the Salton Sea, the...

Section 10208. - 10208. The procurement process for the design-build projects shall progress...

Section 10209. - 10209. (a) The design-build entity shall provide payment and performance...

Section 10210. - 10210. (a) The department, in each design-build request for proposals,...

Section 10211. - 10211. (a) If the department elects to award a project...

Section 10212. - 10212. (a) The design-build authorization in Section 10204 shall not...

Section 10213. - 10213. Nothing in this article affects, expands, alters, or limits...

Section 10214. - 10214. (a) The authority to procure design-build contracts for State...

ARTICLE 7 - Contract Requirements

Section 10220. - 10220. Every contract awarded under this part shall be submitted...

Section 10221. - 10221. Every contract shall provide for the filing of separate...

Section 10222. - 10222. (a) Each bond shall equal at least one-half of...

Section 10223. - 10223. The payment bond shall secure the payment of the...

Section 10224. - 10224. The performance bond shall guarantee the faithful performance of...

Section 10225. - 10225. No payment shall be made upon the contract to...

Section 10226. - 10226. Every contract shall contain a provision in regard to...

Section 10227. - 10227. Every contract shall provide that the department may make...

Section 10230. - 10230. Every contract subject to this part, for which disabled...

Section 10231. - 10231. Every contract subject to this part shall contain a...

Section 10232. - 10232. Every contract shall contain a statement by which the...

ARTICLE 7.1 - Resolution of Contract Claims

Section 10240. - 10240. The remedy for the resolution of claims arising under...

Section 10240.1. - 10240.1. The claimant may initiate arbitration not later than 90...

Section 10240.2. - 10240.2. A failure by the claimant to pursue diligently and...

Section 10240.3. - 10240.3. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitration shall...

Section 10240.4. - 10240.4. No decision made by a department shall be conclusive...

Section 10240.5. - 10240.5. (a) The Departments of General Services, Transportation, and Water...

Section 10240.6. - 10240.6. As used in this article, “claim” means a demand...

Section 10240.7. - 10240.7. As used in this article, “Public Works Contract Arbitration...

Section 10240.8. - 10240.8. Unless the parties to the contract otherwise agree, the...

Section 10240.9. - 10240.9. A party to the contract may join in the...

Section 10240.10. - 10240.10. Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing...

Section 10240.11. - 10240.11. Except as provided in this article and in the...

Section 10240.12. - 10240.12. A party may, within the applicable time periods and...

Section 10240.13. - 10240.13. The cost of conducting the arbitration shall be borne...

ARTICLE 7.2 - Public Works Contract Arbitration Committee

Section 10245. - 10245. There is hereby established the Public Works Contract Arbitration...

Section 10245.1. - 10245.1. Each member appointed by the Governor shall serve for...

Section 10245.2. - 10245.2. The committee may make recommendations to the departments respecting...

Section 10245.3. - 10245.3. The committee may establish standards and qualifications for the...

Section 10245.4. - 10245.4. The Office of Administrative Hearings shall provide administrative services,...

ARTICLE 8 - Modifications; Performance; Payment

Section 10250. - 10250. The department may increase or decrease quantities of work...

Section 10251. - 10251. The department may cause the insertion of provisions in...

Section 10252. - 10252. The director may grant such extensions of time for...

Section 10253. - 10253. If the director deems that a contractor has failed...

Section 10254. - 10254. If the defaults are not remedied within the time...

Section 10255. - 10255. Upon such termination, the director may take possession of...

Section 10256. - 10256. Such informal contracts may be awarded only after a...

Section 10257. - 10257. The provisions of this part, except as to prequalification,...

Section 10258. - 10258. If the control of a contractor is terminated or...

Section 10259. - 10259. On the completion of the contract, the original contractor...

Section 10260. - 10260. The notices required by this article may be served...

Section 10261. - 10261. (a) Payments upon contracts shall be made as the...

Section 10261.5. - 10261.5. (a) Any state agency which fails to make any...

Section 10261.7. - 10261.7. (a) Within 10 days of making a construction contract...

Section 10262. - 10262. The contractor shall pay to his or her subcontractors,...

Section 10262.3. - 10262.3. To facilitate enforcement of Section 10262, the Department of...

Section 10262.5. - 10262.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a prime contractor or...

Section 10263. - 10263. (a) Provisions shall be included in any invitation for...

Section 10264. - 10264. (a) With the exception of projects over water requiring...

Section 10265. - 10265. A claim pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section...

ARTICLE 9 - Offenses

Section 10280. - 10280. Any officer or employee of the department who corruptly...

Section 10281. - 10281. Any contractor or his agent or employee who corruptly...

Section 10282. - 10282. Any subcontractor or agent or employee of any contractor...

Section 10283. - 10283. Such felonies are punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision...

Section 10284. - 10284. Such persons are also liable to the state for...

ARTICLE 10 - Ineligibility to Contract

Section 10285. - 10285. The term “person,” as used in this article, means...

Section 10285.1. - 10285.1. Any state agency may suspend, for a period of...

Section 10285.2. - 10285.2. Before suspending any person under this article, the state...

Section 10285.3. - 10285.3. In the event that any state agency has suspended...

Section 10285.4. - 10285.4. In the event that any state agency has suspended...

Section 10285.5. - 10285.5. Nothing in this article shall require any state agency...

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California Code PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act

California Code
PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES
CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act