Section 20221.1 Of Article 8. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 8.
20221.1
. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing
board of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District may, at
its discretion, elect to design and construct all or any part of the
extension of the district's transit facilities to the San Francisco
International Airport. If the board elects to design and construct
the project, it shall comply with all of the following procurement
procedures:
(a) A request for qualifications shall be prepared and submitted
to an adequate number of sources, as determined by the district, in
its discretion, to permit reasonable competition consistent with the
nature and requirements of that portion of the extension the district
has elected to design and construct in accordance with this section.
In addition, notice of the request for qualifications shall be
published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation, which
publication shall be at least 10 days before responses to the request
for qualifications are received. The request for qualifications
shall identify the minimum standards that the district has
determined, in its discretion, shall be met or exceeded by a
contractor to successfully design and construct the project described
in this section. Those standards may include, but are not limited
to, technical experience and capability, financial condition and
capacity, organization, and personnel.
(b) All respondents determined by the district to meet or exceed
the minimum standards set forth in the request for qualifications
shall be considered prequalified. The district may, in its
discretion, repeat the prequalification process described in
subdivision (a). If the district has prequalified at least three
respondents, it may invite those prequalified to submit sealed bids
for the project based upon plans and specifications prepared by the
district. Only those who have been prequalified are eligible for
award of a contract. Award shall be made to the prequalified bidder
submitting the lowest responsive bid.
(c) The board may reject any and all bids and request new bids.