California Code
PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES
CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 10700. - 10700. This chapter may be cited as the California State...

Section 10701. - 10701. As used in this chapter: (a) “Project” includes the...

Section 10702. - 10702. Contracts for the purchase of supplies or materials, which...

Section 10703. - 10703. Work done directly by any public utility company pursuant...

Section 10704. - 10704. The project shall be under the sole and direct...

Section 10705. - 10705. (a) When, in the opinion of the trustees, the...

Section 10706. - 10706. The trustees and the Department of General Services may...

Section 10706.5. - 10706.5. The trustees may enter into an agreement with an...

Section 10707. - 10707. The trustees may enter into service contracts. Such contracts...

Section 10708. - 10708. (a) When, in the opinion of the trustees, the...

Section 10709. - 10709. Notwithstanding any provision of the California State University Contract...

Section 10710. - 10710. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the...

ARTICLE 2 - Plans and Specifications

Section 10720. - 10720. Before entering into any contract for a project, the...

Section 10721. - 10721. The plans, specifications, and estimates of cost shall be...

Section 10722. - 10722. Work on all projects shall be done under contract...

Section 10723. - 10723. Upon the approval of the trustees the authorized employees...

Section 10724. - 10724. Bids may be received and contracts awarded on a...

Section 10725. - 10725. Except in unit basis contracts, contracts shall not be...

Section 10726. - 10726. The trustees may receive bids for the construction of...

ARTICLE 3 - Advertisement for Bids

Section 10740. - 10740. When it appears from the estimates of cost that...

Section 10741. - 10741. The notices shall state the time and place for...

Section 10742. - 10742. If it appears that the estimated contract price will...

Section 10743. - 10743. The notices shall state the time and place for...

ARTICLE 4 - Bids and Bidders

Section 10760. - 10760. The trustees may require, and on contracts the estimated...

Section 10761. - 10761. The trustees shall adopt and apply a uniform system...

Section 10762. - 10762. In all projects for road, street, and bridge work...

Section 10763. - 10763. The questionnaires and financial statements are not public records...

Section 10764. - 10764. The trustees shall furnish to each bidder a standard...

Section 10765. - 10765. (a) All bids shall be presented under sealed cover...

Section 10766. - 10766. Whether or not bids are opened exactly at the...

Section 10767. - 10767. Any bid may be withdrawn at any time prior...

ARTICLE 5 - Award of Contracts

Section 10780. - 10780. On the day named in the public notice the...

Section 10780.5. - 10780.5. The trustees may require a bid for a public...

Section 10781. - 10781. If the successful bidder fails to execute the contract,...

Section 10782. - 10782. If the trustees deem it is for the best...

Section 10783. - 10783. The failure of the successful bidder to furnish any...

Section 10784. - 10784. The bidder’s security of the second and third lowest...

Section 10785. - 10785. If the trustees deem the acceptance of the lowest...

ARTICLE 7 - Contract Requirements

Section 10820. - 10820. Every contract awarded under this chapter shall be submitted...

Section 10821. - 10821. Every contract shall provide for the filing of separate...

Section 10822. - 10822. Each bond shall be in a sum equal to...

Section 10823. - 10823. The payment bond shall secure the payment of the...

Section 10824. - 10824. The performance bond shall guarantee the faithful performance of...

Section 10825. - 10825. No payment shall be made upon the contract to...

Section 10826. - 10826. Every contract shall contain a provision in regard to...

Section 10827. - 10827. Every contract shall provide that the trustees may make...

Section 10828. - 10828. Notwithstanding any other law, commencing January 1, 2024, the...

ARTICLE 7.8 - Conflict of Interest

Section 10830. - 10830. (a) No person, firm, or subsidiary thereof who has...

Section 10831. - 10831. No officer or employee of the California State University...

Section 10832. - 10832. (a) No retired, dismissed, separated, or formerly employed person...

Section 10833. - 10833. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), each...

ARTICLE 8 - Modifications; Performance; Payment

Section 10840. - 10840. The trustees may increase or decrease quantities of work...

Section 10841. - 10841. The trustees may cause the insertion of provisions in...

Section 10842. - 10842. The trustees may grant such extensions of time for...

Section 10843. - 10843. If the trustees deem that a contractor has failed...

Section 10844. - 10844. If the defaults are not remedied within the time...

Section 10845. - 10845. Upon such termination, the trustees may take possession of...

Section 10846. - 10846. Such informal contracts may be awarded only after a...

Section 10847. - 10847. The provisions of this chapter, except as to prequalifications,...

Section 10848. - 10848. If the control of a contractor is terminated or...

Section 10849. - 10849. On the completion of the contract, the original contractor...

Section 10850. - 10850. The notices required by this article may be served...

Section 10851. - 10851. Payments upon contracts shall be made as the trustees...

Section 10852. - 10852. At the request and expense of the contractor, and...

Section 10853. - 10853. (a) If the trustees fail to make a progress...

ARTICLE 9 - Offenses

Section 10870. - 10870. Any officer or employee of the trustees who corruptly...

Section 10871. - 10871. Any contractor or his or her agent or employee...

Section 10872. - 10872. Any subcontractor or agent or employee of any contractor...

Section 10873. - 10873. Such felonies are punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision...

Section 10874. - 10874. Such persons are also liable to the state for...

Section 11005. - 11005. “Spouse,” as used in this code, includes “registered domestic...