Section 20116 Of Article 3. School Districts From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
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. It shall be unlawful to split or separate into smaller work
orders or projects any work, project, service, or purchase for the
purpose of evading the provisions of this article requiring
contracting after competitive bidding.
The district shall maintain job orders or similar records
indicating the total cost expended on each project in accordance with
the procedures established in the most recent edition of the
California School Accounting Manual for a period of not less than
three years after completion of the project.
Informal bidding may be used on work, projects, services, or
purchases that cost up to the limits set forth in this article. For
the purpose of securing informal bids, the board shall publish
annually in a newspaper of general circulation published in the
district, or if there is no such newspaper, then in some newspaper in
general circulation in the county, a notice inviting contractors to
register to be notified of future informal bidding projects. All
contractors included on the informal bidding list shall be given
notice of all informal bid projects in any manner as the district
deems appropriate.