Section 20155.5 Of Article 3.7. Best Value Construction Contracting For Counties Pilot Program From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.7.
20155.5
. Selection of the best value contractor shall be made as
follows:
(a) (1) An evaluation committee appointed by the county shall
evaluate the qualifications of the bidders based solely upon the
criteria set forth in the solicitation documents, and shall assign a
qualifications score to each bid.
(2) A county shall establish written policies and procedures,
consistent with applicable law, to ensure that members of an
evaluation committee are free from conflicts of interest, if the
county has not already established applicable written policies and
procedures.
(b) A county shall not award a contract for a construction project
pursuant to this article if a solicitation for bids for that
construction project results in the submission of fewer than three
responsive bids to the county for evaluation.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 20155, the
award of the contract shall be made to the bidder whose bid is
determined by a county, in writing, to be the best value to the
county. To determine the best value contractor, the county shall
divide each bidder's price by its qualifications score. The lowest
resulting cost per quality point will represent the best value bid.
(d) A county shall issue a written decision of its contract award.
(e) Upon issuance of a contract award, a county shall publicly
announce its award identifying the best value contractor to which the
award is made, the project, the project price, and the selected best
value contractor's score based on the evaluation criteria listed in
the request for bids. The notice of award shall be made public and
include the score of the selected best value contractor in relation
to all other responsive bidders and their respective prices. The
contract file shall include documentation sufficient to support the
decision to award.