4103.5
. (a) (1) The California Science Center may enter into one or
more agreements or leases with the California Science Center
Foundation, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, with
the approval of the Natural Resources Agency, the Department of
Finance, and the Department of General Services, for the purpose of
developing, designing, constructing, equipping, furnishing,
operating, and funding the project known as the Phase III Project of
the California Science Center, which is located adjacent to or
contiguous with the existing Phase I Project and Phase II Project of
the California Science Center in Exposition Park.
(2) Before entering into any agreement or lease with the
California Science Center Foundation relating to the Phase III
Project, the California Science Center shall have approval for the
Phase III Project from the Natural Resources Agency and the
Department of Finance.
(3) All agreements or leases entered into between the California
Science Center and the California Science Center Foundation relating
to the Phase III Project shall be on terms compatible with the
financing arrangements that exist on the Phase I Project and Phase II
Project. The entire design and construction cost of the Phase III
Project shall be the sole responsibility of the California Science
Center Foundation. Any agreement or lease entered into between the
California Science Center and the California Science Center
Foundation relating to the Phase III Project shall not contain terms,
either directly or indirectly, that obligate the California Science
Center, Exposition Park, or the state to pay or repay any debt
issuance or other financing that may be associated with the Phase III
Project.
(4) The agreements or leases entered into between the California
Science Center and the California Science Center Foundation relating
to the Phase III Project may have a term of up to 50 years. The
California Science Center Foundation shall agree not to enter into
any third-party donation, grant, or funding arrangement that limits
or restricts the use or purpose of the Phase III Project beyond the
agreement or lease duration as authorized in this section.
(5) All agreements or leases entered into between the California
Science Center and the California Science Center Foundation relating
to the Phase III Project shall contain a provision that the
California Science Center Foundation agrees to indemnify, defend, and
save harmless the state from any and all claims and losses arising
out of the design and construction of the Phase III Project to the
same extent the state is customarily indemnified by its architects,
engineers, and contractors in connection with state infrastructure
projects of similar type and scope.
(6) The scope of the Phase III Project shall be consistent with
the Exposition Park Master Plan and may include the demolition of
existing administration buildings and other ancillary state
facilities. The Phase III Project shall be developed in a manner that
is consistent with the state's climate change goals and the Green
Building Action Plan, and complies with the requirements of Executive
Order No. B-18-12, including, but not limited to, meeting the LEED
Silver and other requirements for new or major renovated state
buildings.
(b) For the purpose of carrying out subdivision (a), all of the
following shall apply:
(1) All contracts in connection with the design, construction, and
installation of the Phase III Project shall be contracts entered
into by the California Science Center Foundation, and notwithstanding
any other law, shall not be subject to state procurement law or law
pertaining to state contracts.
(2) The California Science Center Foundation shall, and shall
cause its contractors to, coordinate construction activity associated
with the Phase III Facilities with the Exposition Park Manager and
shall ensure the construction activity is carried out in a manner
that complies with all existing leases and other commitments of the
state with respect to Exposition Park and limits the impact on the
tenants in and visitors to Exposition Park. Significant aspects of
construction activity such as staging, parking, and security shall be
subject to the prior review and approval of the Exposition Park
Manager. Any agreements or leases between the California Science
Center and the California Science Center Foundation relating to the
Phase III Project shall obligate the California Science Center
Foundation to reimburse the state for any lost revenue of the state
while the Phase III Project is under construction to the extent
resulting from the lost use of any area of Exposition Park other than
the area approved to be occupied by the Phase III Facilities
pursuant to the schematic design approved by the board of directors
of the California Science Center on July 23, 2014, as may be revised
from time to time by agreement between the parties thereto and with
the approval of the Natural Resources Agency and the Department of
Finance. Prior to the commencement of any construction of the Phase
III Facilities, including, but not limited to, any related demolition
of existing structures, the California Science Center Foundation and
the Exposition Park Manager shall meet and confer in order to
develop a construction schedule that shall not interfere with any
previously scheduled events on the Exposition Park property. After
the development of that construction schedule, the Exposition Park
Manager shall coordinate any future event scheduling that could
affect the construction of the Phase III Facilities with the
California Science Center Foundation and its construction schedule.
Any agreements or leases between the California Science Center and
the California Science Center Foundation relating to the Phase III
Project shall obligate the California Science Center Foundation to
coordinate its construction schedule with the Exposition Park Manager
with respect to special events planned on Exposition Park property.
Any agreements or leases between the California Science Center and
the California Science Center Foundation relating to the Phase III
Project shall also obligate the California Science Center Foundation
to indemnify, defend, and save harmless the state from any and all
claims and losses resulting from any failure of the California
Science Center Foundation to adhere to its construction schedule, as
that schedule may be revised from time to time in consultation with
the Exposition Park Manager, or to coordinate its construction
schedule with the Exposition Park Manager with respect to special
events planned on Exposition Park property, except, in each case, to
the extent resulting from the failure of the Exposition Park Manager
to coordinate any events planned in Exposition Park that could affect
the construction with the California Science Center Foundation and
its construction schedule.
(3) The California Science Center Foundation shall ensure the
Phase III Facilities are inspected during construction by the state
in a manner consistent with state infrastructure projects. Prior to
commencement of construction, the California Science Center
Foundation and the California Science Center, upon consultation with
the Department of General Services, the Natural Resources Agency, and
the Department of Finance, shall agree on a reasonable level of
state oversight throughout the construction of the Phase III
Facilities to ensure the approved project scope is maintained, that
initial estimates regarding long-term operation and maintenance
obligations remain accurate, and that all project requirements are
met.
(4) Any agreements or leases between the California Science Center
and the California Science Center Foundation relating to the Phase
III Project shall provide that, upon completion and certification
that the Phase III Facilities are available for use and occupancy,
the ownership and operation of the Phase III Facilities shall be
under the control of the California Science Center with respect to
the building and any museum-related structures and Exposition Park
with respect to the other structures and the adjacent plazas and
landscaping.
(5) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited to,
Section 11007 of the Government Code, the California Science Center
may consult with the Department of General Services for the
procurement of property insurance, including fire, lightning, and
extended coverage insurance, on the Phase III Facilities, subject to
reasonable deductibles, provided the insurance is available on the
open market from reputable insurance companies at a reasonable cost.
(c) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(1) "Phase III Facilities" shall mean all buildings, structures,
and plazas and landscaping adjacent to those buildings and structures
constructed by the California Science Center Foundation as part of
the Phase III Project of the California Science Center. "Phase III
Facilities" shall not include exhibit elements and artifacts and the
temporary space shuttle display pavilion.
(2) "Phase III Project" shall mean the development, design,
construction, equipping, furnishing, operation, and funding of the
Phase III Facilities, as well as all exhibit elements.