Section 10369 Of Article 4. Contracts For Services From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
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. (a) Each state agency shall conduct a post-evaluation, by
completing the post-evaluation form, of each consulting services
contract totaling five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more that it
executes.
(b) The agency shall evaluate the performance of the contractor in
doing the work or delivering the services for which the contract was
awarded. The agency shall report on all of the following:
(1) Whether the contracted work or services were completed as
specified in the contract, and reasons for and amount of any cost
overruns or delayed completions.
(2) Whether the contracted work or services met the quality
standards specified in the contract.
(3) Whether the contractor fulfilled all the requirements of the
contract and if not, in what ways the contractor did not fulfill the
contract.
(4) Factors outside the control of the contractor that caused
difficulties in contractor performance.
(5) Other information the department may require.
(6) How the contract results and findings will be utilized to meet
the agency goals.
(c) If the contractor's performance was judged unsatisfactory on
any of the factors specified in subdivision (b) and was not mitigated
by circumstances specified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b), the
evaluation shall be considered unsatisfactory for the purposes of
subdivisions (e) and (f).
(d) The post-evaluation shall be prepared within 60 days of the
completion of the contract.
(e) Post-evaluations shall remain on file at the offices of the
awarding state agency for a period of 36 months following contract
completion. If the contractor did not satisfactorily perform the work
or service specified in the contract, the state agency conducting
the evaluation shall place one copy of the evaluation form in the
state agency's contract file and send one copy of the form to the
department within five working days of the completion of the
evaluation.
(f) Upon filing an unsatisfactory evaluation with the department,
the state agency shall notify and send a copy of the evaluation to
the contractor within 15 days. The contractor shall have the right,
within 30 days after receipt, to submit to the awarding state agency
and the department, a written response statement that shall be filed
with the evaluation in the state agency's contract file and in the
department.