Section 14131 Of Article 2.5. Contracts For Professional And Technical Services From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.5.
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. The department may contract for the services of engineers,
architects, surveyors, planners, environmental specialists, and
materials testing specialists to provide professional and technical
services relating to project study reports, project development,
surveying, and construction inspection whenever the director
determines that the guidelines adopted pursuant to Section 14134 are
applicable. Services contracted for shall not cause the displacement
of any permanent, temporary, or part-time employee of the department.
For purposes of this section, "displacement" means layoff,
demotion, involuntary transfer to a new class, or involuntary
transfer to a new work location requiring the employee to change his
or her place of residence in order to be able to continue in his or
her job classification.