2010 California Code
Public Contract Code


   PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE
   DIVISION 1.  PURPOSE AND PRELIMINARY MATTERS ....................... 100-102
   DIVISION 2.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
    PART 1.  ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
     CHAPTER 1.  DEFINITIONS ........................................ 1100-1104
     CHAPTER 1.6.  ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS ......................... 1600-1601
     CHAPTER 2.  RESPONSIVE BIDDERS ................................. 2000-2002
     CHAPTER 2.5.  CERTIFICATION OF MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS
                   ENTERPRISES ...................................... 2050-2057
     CHAPTER 2.7.  IRAN CONTRACTING ACT OF 2010 ..................... 2200-2208
     CHAPTER 3.  FORMATION
      Article 1.  Roofing Projects .................................. 3000-3010
      Article 3.  Bidders ..............................................   3300
      Article 5.  Preference for Materials .......................... 3400-3410
     CHAPTER 4.  SUBLETTING AND SUBCONTRACTING ...................... 4100-4114
     CHAPTER 5.  RELIEF OF BIDDERS .................................. 5100-5110
     CHAPTER 6.  AWARDING OF CONTRACTS .............................. 6100-6615
     CHAPTER 6.5.  THE DESIGN-BUILD DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ........... 6800-6813
     CHAPTER 7.  CONTRACT CLAUSES ................................... 7100-7202
     CHAPTER 9.  CLAIMS AND DISPUTES ................................ 9201-9203
    PART 2.  CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES
     CHAPTER 1.  STATE CONTRACT ACT
      Article 1.  Scope of Chapter and General Provisions ....... 10100-10111.2
      Article 1.5.  Minority and Women Business Participation
                    Goals for State Contracts .................. 10115-10115.15
      Article 2.  Plans and Specifications ........................ 10120-10129
      Article 3.  Advertisements for Bids ......................... 10140-10141
      Article 4.  Bids and Bidders ................................ 10160-10169
      Article 5.  Award of Contracts .............................. 10180-10185
      Article 7.  Contract Requirements ........................... 10220-10232
      Article 7.1.  Resolution of Contract Claims .............. 10240-10240.13
      Article 7.2.  Public Works Contract Arbitration Committee   10245-10245.4
      Article 8.  Modifications; Performance; Payment ............. 10250-10265
      Article 9.  Offenses ........................................ 10280-10284
      Article 10.  Ineligibility to Contract .................... 10285-10285.5
     CHAPTER 1.5.  CALIFORNIA TAXPAYER AND SHAREHOLDER
                   PROTECTION ACT OF 2003 ....................... 10286-10286.1
     CHAPTER 2.  STATE ACQUISITION OF GOODS AND SERVICES
      Article 1.  Definitions ................................... 10290-10290.3
      Article 2.  Approval of Contracts ........................... 10295-10299
      Article 3.  Competitive Bidding and Other Acquisition
                  Procedures ...................................... 10300-10334
      Article 4.  Contracts for Services .......................... 10335-10381
      Article 5.5.  Federal Surplus Personal Property ........... 10383-10383.8
      Article 6.  Purchase of Federal Surplus Property ............ 10385-10389
      Article 6.5.  State Surplus Personal Property ................... 10389.1
      Article 7.6.  Recycled Oil Markets .......................... 10405-10409
      Article 8.  Conflict of Interest ............................ 10410-10412
      Article 9.  Remedies and Penalties .......................... 10420-10426
      Article 10.  Exemptions ..........................................  10430
      Article 12.  Minority Business Participation ................ 10470-10474
      Article 13.  Darfur Contracting Act of 2008 ................. 10475-10481
     CHAPTER 2.1.  UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COMPETITIVE BIDDING
      Article 1.  Construction .................................... 10500-10506
      Article 1.5.  Best Value Construction Contracting Pilot
                    Program ................................... 10506.4-10506.9
      Article 2.  Materials, Goods, and Services ................ 10507.5-10510
      Article 2.5.  Contracts with Private Architects,
                    Engineering, Environmental, Land
                    Surveying, and Construction Project
                    Management Firms .......................... 10510.4-10510.9
      Article 3.  Real Property ................................... 10511-10513
      Article 4.  Conflict of Interest ............................ 10515-10518
      Article 5.  Remedies and Penalties .......................... 10520-10526
     CHAPTER 2.5.  CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CONTRACT LAW
      Article 1.  General Provisions .............................. 10700-10710
      Article 2.  Plans and Specifications ........................ 10720-10726
      Article 3.  Advertisement for Bids .......................... 10740-10743
      Article 4.  Bids and Bidders ................................ 10760-10767
      Article 5.  Award of Contracts .............................. 10780-10785
      Article 7.  Contract Requirements ........................... 10820-10827
      Article 7.8.  Conflict of Interest .......................... 10830-10833
      Article 8.  Modifications; Performance; Payment ............. 10840-10853
      Article 9.  Offenses ........................................ 10870-10874
     CHAPTER 3.  ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOODS AND
                 SERVICES ......................................... 12100-12113
     CHAPTER 3.5.  ACQUISITION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS GOODS AND
                   SERVICES ....................................... 12120-12121
     CHAPTER 3.6.  THE ALTERNATIVE PROTEST PILOT PROJECT .......... 12125-12129
     CHAPTER 4.  STATE AGENCY BUY RECYCLED CAMPAIGN
      Article 1.  General Provisions .............................. 12153-12156
      Article 2.  Recycled Paper Products ..................... 12164.5-12167.1
      Article 3.  Compost and Co-compost Products ................. 12180-12184
      Article 4.  Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies ......... 12200-12217
     CHAPTER 5.  RECYCLED PRODUCT PROCUREMENT BY THE LEGISLATURE
      Article 1.  General Provisions .............................. 12300-12306
      Article 2.  Recycled Paper Products ..............................  12310
      Article 3.  Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies ..............  12320
     CHAPTER 6.  ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING ............ 12400-12404
     CHAPTER 7.  THE FEDERAL LABORATORY CONTRACTING ACT ........... 12500-12502
     CHAPTER 10.  CLAIMS AND DISPUTES ............................. 19100-19102
    PART 3.  CONTRACTING BY LOCAL AGENCIES
     CHAPTER 1.  LOCAL AGENCY PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION ACT
      Article 1.  Title ......................................... 20100-20103.7
      Article 1.3.  Award of Contracts ................................ 20103.8
      Article 1.5.  Resolution of Construction Claims ........... 20104-20104.6
      Article 1.7.  Modifications; Performance; Payment .............. 20104.50
      Article 1.8.  Damages Related to Competitive Bidding ........... 20104.70
      Article 2.  Schools--State School Building Aid Law of 1949 .. 20105-20107
      Article 3.  School Districts .............................. 20110-20118.4
      Article 3.5.  Counties ...................................... 20120-20145
      Article 3.6.  Counties of 500,000 or Less Population ..... 20150-20150.14
      Article 4.  Cities ........................................ 20160-20175.2
      Article 4.5.  Local Agencies--Earthquake Relief ............. 20185-20189
      Article 5.  Municipal Utility Districts ..................... 20190-20192
      Article 5.5.  Waste and Recycling Facilities ................ 20193-20195
      Article 6.  Public Utility Districts ...................... 20200-20201.5
      Article 6.5.  Public Utility Districts .................. 20202.1-20207.7
      Article 6.7.  Transit Districts ..................................  20209
      Article 6.8.  Transit Design-Build Contracts ........... 20209.5-20209.14
      Article 7.  Transit Districts--Alameda and Contra Costa
                  Counties ........................................ 20210-20214
      Article 7.5.  Transportation Agencies ....................... 20216-20217
      Article 8.  San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District   20220-20229.1
      Article 9.  Southern California Rapid Transit District ...... 20230-20234
      Article 10.  Orange County Transit District ................. 20240-20242
      Article 11.  San Joaquin Regional Transit District .......... 20250-20253
      Article 12.  Marin County Transit District .................. 20260-20262
      Article 13.  San Diego County Transit District .............. 20270-20274
      Article 14.  Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District .... 20280-20284
      Article 15.  Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District ....... 20290-20294
      Article 16.  Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority .... 20300-20306
      Article 17.  Golden Empire Transit District ................. 20310-20314
      Article 18.  Sacramento Regional Transit District ........... 20320-20324
      Article 19.  San Mateo County Transit District .............. 20330-20332
      Article 20.  Transit Development Boards ..................... 20340-20342
      Article 21.  North San Diego County Transit Development Board 20350-20352
      Article 21.5.  Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District .... 20355-20355.7
      Article 22.  Los Angeles County Transportation Commission ... 20360-20369
      Article 23.  Fresno Metropolitan Transit District ........... 20370-20374
      Article 24.  West Bay Rapid Transit Authority ............... 20380-20381
      Article 25.  Boards of Supervisors--County Highways ......... 20390-20397
      Article 26.  Boards of Supervisors--County Bridges or Subways 20400-20409
      Article 27.  Legislative Bodies--Improvement Act of 1911 .... 20410-20464
      Article 28.  Separation of Grade Districts .................. 20470-20477
      Article 29.  Public Entities--Municipal Improvement Act of
                   1913 ........................................... 20480-20497
      Article 30.  City Councils--Street Lighting Act of 1919 ..... 20500-20507
      Article 31.  City Councils--Street Lighting Act of 1931 ..... 20510-20514
      Article 32.  City Councils--Municipal Lighting Maintainence
                   District Act of 1927 ........................... 20520-20522
      Article 33.  Joint Highway Districts ........................ 20530-20541
      Article 34.  Boulevard Districts ............................ 20550-20557
      Article 35.  Irrigation Districts ........................... 20560-20570
      Article 36.  Water Storage Districts ........................ 20580-20590
      Article 37.  County Waterworks Districts .................... 20600-20615
      Article 38.  County Drainage Districts ...................... 20620-20624
      Article 39.  Levee Districts ................................ 20630-20635
      Article 40.  Municipal Water Districts ...................... 20640-20645
      Article 41.  Community College Districts .................... 20650-20662
      Article 42.  Public Entities--Public Work and Public
                   Purchases ...................................... 20670-20676
      Article 43.  Community Services Districts ................... 20680-20683
      Article 43.1.  Redevelopment Agencies ................... 20688.1-20688.6
      Article 44.  County Harbor Commissions ...................... 20690-20696
      Article 45.  Harbor Improvement Districts ........................  20710
      Article 46.  Harbor Districts ............................... 20720-20724
      Article 47.  Small Craft Harbor Districts ................... 20730-20737
      Article 48.  Port Districts ................................. 20750-20753
      Article 49.  River Port Districts ........................... 20760-20764
      Article 50.  Sanitation Districts ........................... 20780-20785
      Article 51.  Sewer Maintenance Districts .................... 20790-20793
      Article 52.  Sanitary Districts ............................. 20800-20806
      Article 53.  Fire Protection Districts ...................... 20810-20813
      Article 53.5.  Recreation and Park Districts .............. 20815-20815.5
      Article 54.  Public Entities--Community Facilities Law of
                   1911 ........................................... 20820-20826
      Article 55.  Highway Lighting Districts ................... 20830-20832.5
      Article 56.  Maintenance Districts--Improvement Act of 1911 20840-20843.5
      Article 57.  Public Entities--Improvement Act of 1911 ....... 20850-20874
      Article 58.  Public Entities--Improvement Act of 1911 ....... 20880-20886
      Article 59.  Public Entities--Tree Planting Act of 1931 ..... 20890-20898
      Article 60.  Bridge and Highway Districts ................... 20910-20918
      Article 60.3.  Job Order Contracting ..................... 20919-20919.15
      Article 60.5.  Reclamation Districts ........................ 20920-20927
      Article 60.7.  Water District Contract Bids ......................  20929
     CHAPTER 1.5.  WATER DISTRICT ACTS
      Article 61.  Levee District No. 1 of Sutter County .......... 20930-20931
      Article 62.  Protection Districts ........................... 20940-20942
      Article 63.  Drainage Districts ............................. 20950-20952
      Article 64.  Levee Districts ................................ 20960-20961
      Article 65.  Protection Districts ........................... 20970-20971
      Article 66.  Storm Water Districts .......................... 20980-20981
      Article 67.  Los Angeles County Flood Control District ...... 20990-20998
      Article 68.  Drainage Districts ............................. 21000-21013
      Article 69.  Orange County Flood Control District ........... 21020-21024
      Article 70.  American River Flood Control District .......... 21030-21031
      Article 71.  Orange County Water District ................... 21040-21045
      Article 72.  Municipal Water Districts ...................... 21050-21051
      Article 73.  San Bernardino County Flood Control District ... 21060-21061
      Article 74.  Ventura County Watershed Protection District ... 21070-21072
      Article 75.  Humboldt County Flood Control District ......... 21080-21081
      Article 76.  Riverside County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21090-21091
      Article 77.  San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21100-21102
      Article 78.  Santa Barbara County Water Agency .............. 21110-21112
      Article 79.  Monterey County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21120-21121
      Article 80.  Sonoma County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21130-21131
      Article 81.  Mendocino County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21140-21141
      Article 82.  Alameda County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21150-21152
      Article 83.  Santa Clara Valley Water District .............. 21160-21162
      Article 84.  Napa County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21170-21171
      Article 85.  Lake County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21180-21182
      Article 86.  Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21190-21191
      Article 86.5.  Solano County Water Agency ................... 21195-21196
      Article 87.  Yolo County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21200-21204
      Article 88.  Sacramento County Water Agency ................. 21210-21212
      Article 89.  Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District .. 21220-21221
      Article 90.  Marin County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21230-21231
      Article 91.  Contra Costa County Storm Drainage District .... 21240-21241
      Article 92.  San Benito County Water Conservation and Flood
                   Control District ............................... 21250-21251
      Article 93.  Del Norte County Flood Control District ........ 21260-21261
      Article 94.  Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation Districts ......................... 21270-21271
      Article 95.  Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21280-21297
      Article 96.  San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21310-21311
      Article 97.  Placer County Water Agency ..................... 21320-21322
      Article 98.  Tehama County Flood Control and Water
                   Conservation District .......................... 21330-21331
      Article 99.  Shasta County Water Agency ..................... 21340-21341
      Article 100.  Yuba County Water Agency ...................... 21350-21351
      Article 101.  Mariposa County Water Agency .................. 21360-21361
      Article 102.  Sutter County Water Agency .................... 21370-21371
      Article 103.  San Mateo County Flood Control District ....... 21380-21381
      Article 104.  Plumas County Flood Control and Water
                    Conservation District ......................... 21390-21391
      Article 105.  Siskiyou County Flood Control and Water
                    Conservation District ......................... 21400-21401
      Article 106.  Nevada County Water Agency .................... 21410-21411
      Article 107.  Sierra County Flood Control and Water
                    Conservation District ......................... 21420-21421
      Article 108.  Lassen-Modoc County Flood Control and Water
                    Conservation District ......................... 21430-21431
      Article 109.  Yuba-Bear River Basin Authority ............... 21440-21441
      Article 110.  Amador County Water Agency .................... 21450-21451
      Article 111.  El Dorado County Water Agency ................. 21460-21461
      Article 112.  Mojave Water Agency ........................... 21470-21472
      Article 113.  Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency ........ 21480-21482
      Article 114.  Kern County Water Agency ...................... 21490-21492
      Article 115.  Desert Water Agency ........................... 21500-21501
      Article 116.  San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency ................ 21510-21511
      Article 117.  Alpine County Water Agency .................... 21520-21521
      Article 118.  Castaic Lake Water Agency ..................... 21530-21531
      Article 119.  Crestline-Lake Arrowhead Water Agency ......... 21540-21541
      Article 120.  San Diego County Flood Control District ....... 21550-21552
      Article 121.  Metropolitan Water District ................... 21560-21567
      Article 122.  Madera County Flood Control and Water
                    Conservation Agency ........................... 21570-21572
      Article 123.  Tulare County Flood Control District .......... 21580-21581
      Article 124.  Bighorn Mountains Water Agency ................ 21590-21591
      Article 125.  Tuolumne County Water Agency .................. 21600-21601
      Article 126.  Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency ............... 21610-21618
      Article 127.  Monterey Peninsula Water Management District .. 21620-21624
      Article 128.  Merced County Flood Control District .......... 21630-21631
      Article 129.  Colusa County Flood Control and Water
                    Conservation District ......................... 21640-21641
     CHAPTER 2.  BIDDING ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS
      Article 1.  Legislative Intent and Definitions .............. 22000-22003
      Article 2.  California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting
                  Commission ...................................... 22010-22020
      Article 3.  Public Projects: Alternative Procedure .......... 22030-22045
     CHAPTER 2.5.  EMERGENCY CONTRACTING PROCEDURES ....................  22050
     CHAPTER 3.  ACQUISITION OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING ........ 22101-22109
     CHAPTER 3.5.  RECYCLED PRODUCT PROCUREMENT MANDATES
                   PERTAINING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ................ 22150-22154
    PART 4.  ARBITRATION OF PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT CLAIMS .......... 22200-22201
    PART 5.  WITHHELD CONTRACT FUNDS ...................................  22300
    PART 5.5.  THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM VENDOR COMPLIANCE AND
               INFORMATION PRACTICES POLICY ....................... 22350-22355

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