Section 10506.5 Of Article 1.5. Best Value Construction Contracting Pilot Program From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.1. >> Article 1.5.
10506.5
. For purposes of this article, the following definitions
apply:
(a) "Best value" means a procurement process whereby the lowest
responsible bidder may be selected on the basis of objective criteria
for evaluating the qualifications of bidders with the resulting
selection representing the best combination of price and
qualifications.
(b) "Best value contract" means a contract entered into pursuant
to the provisions of this article.
(c) "Best value contractor" means a properly licensed person,
firm, or corporation that submits a bid for, or is awarded, a best
value contract.
(d) "Demonstrated management competency" means the experience,
competency, capability, and capacity of the proposed management
staffing to complete projects of similar size, scope, or complexity.
(e) "Financial condition" means the financial resources needed to
perform the contract. The criteria used to evaluate a bidder's
financial condition shall include, at a minimum, capacity to obtain
all required payment bonds, performance bonds, and liability
insurance.
(f) "Labor compliance" means the ability to comply with, and past
performance with, contract and statutory requirements for the payment
of wages and qualifications of the workforce. The criteria used to
evaluate a bidder's labor compliance shall include, as a minimum, the
bidder's ability to comply with the apprenticeship requirements of
the California Apprenticeship Council and the Department of
Industrial Relations, its past conformance with such requirements,
and its past conformance with requirements to pay prevailing wages on
public works projects.
(g) "Qualifications" means financial condition, relevant
experience, demonstrated management competency, labor compliance, the
safety record of the bidder, and, if required by the bidding
documents, some or all of the preceding qualifications as they
pertain to subcontractors proposed to be used by the bidder for
designated portions of the work.
(h) "Relevant experience" means the experience, competency,
capability, and capacity to complete projects of similar size, scope,
or complexity.
(i) "Safety record" means the prior history concerning the safe
performance of construction contracts. The criteria used to evaluate
a bidder's safety record shall include, as a minimum, its experience
modification rate for the most recent three-year period, and its
average total recordable injury or illness rate and average lost work
rate for the most recent three-year period.
(j) "University" means all campuses of the University of
California, including the medical centers.