Section 10510.7 Of Article 2.5. Contracts With Private Architects, Engineering, Environmental, Land Surveying, And Construction Project Management Firms From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.1. >> Article 2.5.
10510.7
. (a) In the procurement of architectural, landscape
architectural, engineering, environmental, land surveying, real
property development services, and construction project management
services, the university shall encourage firms engaged in the lawful
practice of their profession to submit annually a statement of
qualifications and performance data.
(b) (1) Statewide announcement of all projects requiring
architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental,
land surveying, real property development services, or construction
project management services shall be made by the university through
advertisements placed in the California State Contracts Register and
in publications of the respective professional societies and
organizations of persons that perform those services. Alternatively,
the university may develop policies to provide for electronic
statewide notice of the required announcements to ensure notification
through, at a minimum, appropriate professional societies and
organizations and the California State Contracts Register, to those
persons that perform the services sought to be procured.
(2) The university, for each proposed project, shall evaluate
current statements of qualifications and performance data on file
with the university, together with those that may be submitted by
other firms regarding the proposed project.
(3) (A) The university, for each proposed project, shall conduct
discussions with no less than three firms regarding anticipated
concepts and the relative utility of alternative methods of approach
for furnishing the required services.
(B) The university shall select, from the firms with which it
conducted discussions in order of preference, based upon criteria
established and published by the university, no less than three of
the firms deemed to be the most highly qualified to provide the
services required.
(C) If a project announcement results in submissions from fewer
than three qualified firms, the university may then select from the
available qualified firms and shall document its efforts to receive
submissions from additional firms.
(D) These procedures shall specifically prohibit practices that
might result in unlawful activity including, but not limited to,
rebates, kickbacks, or other unlawful consideration, and shall
specifically prohibit university employees from participating in the
selection process when those employees have a relationship with a
person or business entity seeking a contract under this section.
(4) This subdivision does not apply to a contract for the services
described in Section 10510.4 with a total contract cost of one
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or less, provided that the type
of project for which the contract is awarded is identified by the
university in an annual announcement, made in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph (1), that identifies the project needs of the
university that are projected to have a total contract price of one
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or less.