California Public Contract Code

PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE (NULL)

DIVISION 1. PURPOSE AND PRELIMINARY MATTERS 100-102 >>

DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS 1100-22355

PART 1. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 1100-9203

CHAPTER 1. Definitions 1100-1104 >>

CHAPTER 1.6. Electronic Transmissions 1600-1601 >>

CHAPTER 2. Responsive Bidders 2000-2002 >>

CHAPTER 2.5. Certification of Minority and Women Business Enterprises 2050-2057 >>

CHAPTER 2.7. Iran Contracting Act of 2010 2200-2208 >>

CHAPTER 2.8. Project Labor Agreements 2500-2503 >>

CHAPTER 3. Formation 3000-3410

ARTICLE 1. Roofing Projects 3000-3010 >>

ARTICLE 3. Bidders 3300 >>

ARTICLE 5. Preference for Materials 3400-3410 >>

CHAPTER 4. Subletting and Subcontracting 4100-4114 >>

CHAPTER 5. Relief of Bidders 5100-5110 >>

CHAPTER 6. Awarding of Contracts 6100-6615 >>

CHAPTER 6.3. Construction Manager/General Contractor Authority: Department of Transportation 6700-6708 >>

CHAPTER 6.5. Transportation Design-Build Program 6820-6829 >>

CHAPTER 6.6. Alternative Project Delivery Program: Construction Manager/General Contractor Authority 6950-6958 >>

CHAPTER 6.7. Construction Manager/General Contractor Method: Regional Projects on Expressways 6970-6974 >>

CHAPTER 7. Contract Clauses 7100-7203

CHAPTER 9. Claims and Disputes 9201-9203 >>

PART 2. CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES 10100-19102

CHAPTER 1. State Contract Act 10100-10285.5

ARTICLE 1. Scope of Chapter and General Provisions 10100-10111.2 >>

ARTICLE 1.5. Minority and Women Business Participation Goals for State Contracts 10115-10115.15 >>

ARTICLE 2. Plans and Specifications 10120-10129 >>

ARTICLE 3. Advertisements for Bids 10140-10141 >>

ARTICLE 4. Bids and Bidders 10160-10169 >>

ARTICLE 5. Award of Contracts 10180-10186 >>

ARTICLE 6. State Agency Design-Build Projects 10187-10196 >>

ARTICLE 7. Contract Requirements 10220-10232 >>

ARTICLE 7.1. Resolution of Contract Claims 10240-10240.13 >>

ARTICLE 7.2. Public Works Contract Arbitration Committee 10245-10245.4 >>

ARTICLE 8. Modifications; Performance; Payment 10250-10265 >>

ARTICLE 9. Offenses 10280-10284 >>

ARTICLE 10. Ineligibility to Contract 10285-10285.5 >>

CHAPTER 1.5. California Taxpayer and Shareholder Protection Act of 2003 10286-10286.1 >>

CHAPTER 2. State Acquisition of Goods and Services 10290-10490

ARTICLE 1. Definitions 10290-10290.3 >>

ARTICLE 2. Approval of Contracts 10295-10299.1 >>

ARTICLE 3. Competitive Bidding and Other Acquisition Procedures 10300-10334 >>

ARTICLE 4. Contracts for Services 10335-10381 >>

ARTICLE 5.5. Federal Surplus Personal Property 10383-10383.8 >>

ARTICLE 6. Purchase of Federal Surplus Property 10385-10389 >>

ARTICLE 6.5. State Surplus Personal Property 10389.1-10389.2 >>

ARTICLE 7.6. Recycled Oil Markets 10405-10409 >>

ARTICLE 8. Conflict of Interest 10410-10412 >>

ARTICLE 9. Remedies and Penalties 10420-10426 >>

ARTICLE 10. Exemptions 10430 >>

ARTICLE 12. Minority Business Participation 10470-10474 >>

ARTICLE 13. Darfur Contracting Act of 2008 10475-10490 >>

CHAPTER 2.1. University of California Competitive Bidding 10500-10526

ARTICLE 1. Construction 10500-10506 >>

ARTICLE 1.5. Best Value Construction Contracting Pilot Program 10506.4-10506.10 >>

ARTICLE 2. Materials, Goods, and Services 10507.5-10510 >>

ARTICLE 2.5. Contracts with Private Architects, Engineering, Environmental, Land Surveying, and Construction Project Management Firms 10510.4-10510.9 >>

ARTICLE 3. Real Property 10511-10513 >>

ARTICLE 4. Conflict of Interest 10515-10518 >>

ARTICLE 5. Remedies and Penalties 10520-10526 >>

CHAPTER 2.5. California State University Contract Law 10700-10874

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 10700-10710 >>

ARTICLE 2. Plans and Specifications 10720-10726 >>

ARTICLE 3. Advertisement for Bids 10740-10743 >>

ARTICLE 4. Bids and Bidders 10760-10767 >>

ARTICLE 5. Award of Contracts 10780-10785 >>

ARTICLE 7. Contract Requirements 10820-10827 >>

ARTICLE 7.8. Conflict of Interest 10830-10833 >>

ARTICLE 8. Modifications; Performance; Payment 10840-10853 >>

ARTICLE 9. Offenses 10870-10874 >>

CHAPTER 3. Acquisition of Information Technology Goods and Services 12100-12113 >>

CHAPTER 3.5. Acquisition of Telecommunications Goods and Services 12120 >>

CHAPTER 3.6. The Alternative Protest Pilot Project 12125-12129 >>

CHAPTER 3.7. Prohibition of the Offshoring of State Public Benefits Contracts 12140 >>

CHAPTER 4. State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign 12153-12217

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 12153-12156 >>

ARTICLE 2. Recycled Paper Products 12164.5-12167.1 >>

ARTICLE 3. Compost and Co-compost Products 12180-12184 >>

ARTICLE 4. Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies 12200-12217 >>

CHAPTER 5. Recycled Product Procurement by the Legislature 12300-12320

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions 12300-12306 >>

ARTICLE 2. Recycled Paper Products 12310 >>

ARTICLE 3. Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies 12320 >>

CHAPTER 6. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 12400-12404 >>

CHAPTER 7. The Federal Laboratory Contracting Act 12500-12502 >>

CHAPTER 10. Claims and Disputes 19100-19102 >>

PART 2.5. CONTRACTING BY JUDICIAL BRANCH ENTITIES 19201-19210 >>

PART 3. CONTRACTING BY LOCAL AGENCIES 20100-22178

CHAPTER 1. Local Agency Public Construction Act 20100-20929

ARTICLE 1. Title 20100-20103.7 >>

ARTICLE 1.3. Award of Contracts 20103.8 >>

ARTICLE 1.5. Resolution of Construction Claims 20104-20104.6 >>

ARTICLE 1.7. Modifications; Performance; Payment 20104.50 >>

ARTICLE 1.8. Damages Related to Competitive Bidding 20104.70 >>

ARTICLE 2. Schools—State School Building Aid Law of 1949 20105-20107 >>

ARTICLE 3. School Districts 20110-20118.4 >>

ARTICLE 3.3. Los Angeles Unified School District — Best Value Procurement 20119-20119.7 >>

ARTICLE 3.5. Counties 20120-20147 >>

ARTICLE 3.6. Counties of 500,000 or Less Population 20150-20150.14 >>

ARTICLE 3.7. Best Value Construction Contracting for Counties Pilot Program 20155-20155.9 >>

ARTICLE 4. Cities 20160-20174 >>

ARTICLE 4.5. Local Agencies—Earthquake Relief 20185-20189 >>

ARTICLE 5. Municipal Utility Districts 20190-20192 >>

ARTICLE 5.5. Waste and Recycling Facilities 20194-20195 >>

ARTICLE 6. Public Utility Districts 20200-20201.5 >>

ARTICLE 6.5. Public Utility Districts 20202.1-20207.7 >>

ARTICLE 6.7. Transit Districts 20209 >>

ARTICLE 6.8. Transit Design-Build Contracts 20209.5-20209.14 >>

ARTICLE 7. Transit Districts—Alameda and Contra Costa Counties 20210-20214 >>

ARTICLE 7.5. Transportation Agencies 20216-20217 >>

ARTICLE 8. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 20220-20229.1 >>

ARTICLE 9. Southern California Rapid Transit District 20230-20234 >>

ARTICLE 10. Orange County Transit District 20240-20242 >>

ARTICLE 11. San Joaquin Regional Transit District 20250-20253 >>

ARTICLE 12. Marin County Transit District 20260-20262 >>

ARTICLE 13. San Diego County Transit District 20270-20274 >>

ARTICLE 14. Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District 20280-20284 >>

ARTICLE 15. Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District 20290-20294 >>

ARTICLE 16. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority 20300-20306 >>

ARTICLE 17. Golden Empire Transit District 20310-20314 >>

ARTICLE 18. Sacramento Regional Transit District 20320-20324 >>

ARTICLE 19. San Mateo County Transit District 20330-20332 >>

ARTICLE 20. Transit Development Boards 20340-20342 >>

ARTICLE 21. North San Diego County Transit Development Board 20350-20352 >>

ARTICLE 21.5. Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District 20355-20355.7 >>

ARTICLE 23. Fresno Metropolitan Transit District 20370-20374 >>

ARTICLE 24. West Bay Rapid Transit Authority 20380-20381 >>

ARTICLE 25. Boards of Supervisors—County Highways 20390-20397 >>

ARTICLE 26. Boards of Supervisors—County Bridges or Subways 20400-20409 >>

ARTICLE 27. Legislative Bodies—Improvement Act of 1911 20410-20464 >>

ARTICLE 28. Separation of Grade Districts 20470-20477 >>

ARTICLE 29. Public Entities—Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 20480-20497 >>

ARTICLE 30. City Councils—Street Lighting Act of 1919 20500-20507 >>

ARTICLE 31. City Councils—Street Lighting Act of 1931 20510-20514 >>

ARTICLE 32. City Councils—Municipal Lighting Maintenance District Act of 1927 20520-20522 >>

ARTICLE 33. Joint Highway Districts 20530-20541 >>

ARTICLE 34. Boulevard Districts 20550-20557 >>

ARTICLE 35. Irrigation Districts 20560-20570 >>

ARTICLE 36. Water Storage Districts 20580-20590 >>

ARTICLE 37. County Waterworks Districts 20600-20615 >>

ARTICLE 38. County Drainage Districts 20620-20624 >>

ARTICLE 39. Levee Districts 20630-20635 >>

ARTICLE 40. Municipal Water Districts 20640-20645 >>

ARTICLE 41. Community College Districts 20650-20662 >>

ARTICLE 42. Public Entities—Public Work and Public Purchases 20670-20676 >>

ARTICLE 43. Community Services Districts 20680-20683 >>

ARTICLE 43.1. Redevelopment Agencies 20688.1-20688.4 >>

ARTICLE 44. County Harbor Commissions 20690-20696 >>

ARTICLE 45. Harbor Improvement Districts 20710 >>

ARTICLE 46. Harbor Districts 20720-20724 >>

ARTICLE 47. Small Craft Harbor Districts 20730-20737 >>

ARTICLE 48. Port Districts 20750-20753 >>

ARTICLE 49. River Port Districts 20760-20764 >>

ARTICLE 50. Sanitation Districts 20780-20784 >>

ARTICLE 51. Sewer Maintenance Districts 20790-20793 >>

ARTICLE 52. Sanitary Districts 20800-20806 >>

ARTICLE 53. Fire Protection Districts 20810-20813 >>

ARTICLE 53.5. Recreation and Park Districts 20815-20815.5 >>

ARTICLE 54. Public Entities—Community Facilities Law of 1911 20820-20826 >>

ARTICLE 55. Highway Lighting Districts 20830-20832.5 >>

ARTICLE 56. Maintenance Districts—Improvement Act of 1911 20840-20843.5 >>

ARTICLE 57. Public Entities—Improvement Act of 1911 20850-20874 >>

ARTICLE 58. Public Entities—Improvement Act of 1911 20880-20886 >>

ARTICLE 59. Public Entities—Tree Planting Act of 1931 20890-20898 >>

ARTICLE 60. Bridge and Highway Districts 20910-20918 >>

ARTICLE 60.4. Job Order Contracting for School Districts 20919.20-20919.33 >>

ARTICLE 60.5. Reclamation Districts 20920-20927 >>

ARTICLE 60.7. Water District Contract Bids 20929 >>

CHAPTER 1.5. Water District Acts 20930-21641

ARTICLE 61. Levee District No. 1 of Sutter County 20930-20931 >>

ARTICLE 62. Protection Districts 20940-20942 >>

ARTICLE 63. Drainage Districts 20950-20952 >>

ARTICLE 64. Levee Districts 20960-20961 >>

ARTICLE 65. Protection Districts 20970-20971 >>

ARTICLE 66. Storm Water Districts 20980-20981 >>

ARTICLE 67. Los Angeles County Flood Control District 20990-20998 >>

ARTICLE 68. Drainage Districts 21000-21013 >>

ARTICLE 69. Orange County Flood Control District 21020-21024 >>

ARTICLE 70. American River Flood Control District 21030-21031 >>

ARTICLE 71. Orange County Water District 21040-21045 >>

ARTICLE 72. Municipal Water Districts 21050-21051 >>

ARTICLE 73. San Bernardino County Flood Control District 21060-21061 >>

ARTICLE 74. Ventura County Watershed Protection District 21070-21072 >>

ARTICLE 75. Humboldt County Flood Control District 21080-21081 >>

ARTICLE 76. Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21090-21091 >>

ARTICLE 77. San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21100-21102 >>

ARTICLE 78. Santa Barbara County Water Agency 21110-21112 >>

ARTICLE 79. Monterey County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21120-21121 >>

ARTICLE 80. Sonoma County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21130-21131 >>

ARTICLE 81. Mendocino County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21140-21141 >>

ARTICLE 82. Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21150-21152 >>

ARTICLE 83. Santa Clara Valley Water District 21160-21162 >>

ARTICLE 84. Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21170-21171 >>

ARTICLE 85. Lake County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21180-21182 >>

ARTICLE 86. Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21190-21191 >>

ARTICLE 86.5. Solano County Water Agency 21195-21196 >>

ARTICLE 87. Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21200-21204 >>

ARTICLE 88. Sacramento County Water Agency 21210-21212 >>

ARTICLE 89. Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District 21220-21221 >>

ARTICLE 90. Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21230-21231 >>

ARTICLE 91. Contra Costa County Storm Drainage District 21240-21241 >>

ARTICLE 92. San Benito County Water Conservation and Flood Control District 21250-21251 >>

ARTICLE 93. Del Norte County Flood Control District 21260-21261 >>

ARTICLE 94. Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation Districts 21270-21271 >>

ARTICLE 95. Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21280-21297 >>

ARTICLE 96. San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21310-21311 >>

ARTICLE 97. Placer County Water Agency 21320-21322 >>

ARTICLE 98. Tehama County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21330-21331 >>

ARTICLE 99. Shasta County Water Agency 21340-21341 >>

ARTICLE 100. Yuba County Water Agency 21350-21351 >>

ARTICLE 101. Mariposa County Water Agency 21360-21361 >>

ARTICLE 102. Sutter County Water Agency 21370-21371 >>

ARTICLE 103. San Mateo County Flood Control District 21380-21381 >>

ARTICLE 104. Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21390-21391 >>

ARTICLE 105. Siskiyou County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21400-21401 >>

ARTICLE 106. Nevada County Water Agency 21410-21411 >>

ARTICLE 107. Sierra County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21420-21421 >>

ARTICLE 108. Lassen-Modoc County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21430-21431 >>

ARTICLE 109. Yuba-Bear River Basin Authority 21440-21441 >>

ARTICLE 110. Amador County Water Agency 21450-21451 >>

ARTICLE 111. El Dorado County Water Agency 21460-21461 >>

ARTICLE 112. Mojave Water Agency 21470-21472 >>

ARTICLE 113. Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency 21480-21482 >>

ARTICLE 114. Kern County Water Agency 21490-21492 >>

ARTICLE 115. Desert Water Agency 21500-21501 >>

ARTICLE 116. San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency 21510-21511 >>

ARTICLE 117. Alpine County Water Agency 21520-21521 >>

ARTICLE 118. Castaic Lake Water Agency 21530-21531 >>

ARTICLE 119. Crestline-Lake Arrowhead Water Agency 21540-21541 >>

ARTICLE 120. San Diego County Flood Control District 21550-21552 >>

ARTICLE 121. Metropolitan Water District 21560-21567 >>

ARTICLE 122. Madera County Flood Control and Water Conservation Agency 21570-21572 >>

ARTICLE 123. Tulare County Flood Control District 21580-21581 >>

ARTICLE 124. Bighorn Mountains Water Agency 21590-21591 >>

ARTICLE 125. Tuolumne County Water Agency 21600-21601 >>

ARTICLE 126. Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency 21610-21618 >>

ARTICLE 127. Monterey Peninsula Water Management District 21620-21624 >>

ARTICLE 128. Merced County Flood Control District 21630-21631 >>

ARTICLE 129. Colusa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 21640-21641 >>

CHAPTER 2. Bidding on Public Contracts 22000-22045

ARTICLE 1. Legislative Intent and Definitions 22000-22003 >>

ARTICLE 2. California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission 22010-22020 >>

ARTICLE 3. Public Projects: Alternative Procedure 22030-22045 >>

CHAPTER 2.5. Emergency Contracting Procedures 22050 >>

CHAPTER 3. Acquisition of Electronic Data Processing 22101-22109 >>

CHAPTER 3.5. Recycled Product Procurement Mandates Pertaining to Local Governments 22150-22154 >>

CHAPTER 4. Local Agency Design-Build Projects 22160-22169 >>

CHAPTER 4.5. Civic Openness in Negotiations 22175-22178 >>

PART 4. ARBITRATION OF PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT CLAIMS 22200-22201 >>

PART 5. WITHHELD CONTRACT FUNDS 22300 >>

PART 5.5. THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM VENDOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATION PRACTICES POLICY 22350-22355 >>