Section 20163 Of Article 4. Cities From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 4.

. It shall be unlawful to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects any public work project for the purpose of evading the provisions of this article requiring public work to be done by contract after competitive bidding. Every person who willfully violates this provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.