Section 22031 Of Article 3. Public Projects: Alternative Procedure From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Prior to January 1, 2013, this article shall not
prohibit a board of supervisors or a county road commissioner from
utilizing, as an alternative to the procedures set forth in this
article, the procedures set forth in Article 25 (commencing with
Section 20390) of Chapter 1.
(b) On or after January 1, 2013, this article shall not prohibit a
board of supervisors or a county road commissioner from utilizing,
as an alternative to the procedures set forth in this article, the
procedures set forth in Article 25 (commencing with Section 20390) of
Chapter 1 for both of the following:
(1) Maintenance and emergency work.
(2) New road construction and road reconstruction as long as the
total value of the new road construction and the road reconstruction
performed under the procedures set forth in subdivision (c) of
Section 20395 during a fiscal year does not exceed 30 percent of the
total value of all work performed by force account other than
maintenance as reported in the Controller's Streets and Roads Annual
Report as of March 1 of each year prior to the fiscal year.
(c) The value of force account work necessary to facilitate
capital projects for the purpose of contracting to the private
sector, including design, engineering, inspection, testing, and other
force account work necessary to administer private contracts, shall
be excluded from the 30-percent limit in subdivision (b).
(d) The value of force account work necessary to facilitate
projects performed by county employees, including design,
engineering, inspection, testing, and other force account work
necessary to administer work performed under subdivision (b), shall
apply to the 30-percent limit in subdivision (b).
(e) On or after January 1, 2013, for a county with a population of
less than 50,000, this article shall not prohibit a board of
supervisors or a county road commissioner from utilizing, as an
alternative to the procedures set forth in this article, the
procedures set forth in Article 25 (commencing with Section 20390) of
Chapter 1.
(f) The requirements set forth in Section 22038 shall apply to any
county subject to this section.
(g) Any county board of supervisors or county road commissioner
acting pursuant to the authority granted in paragraph (2) of
subdivision (b) shall publicly declare its intention to use this
authority prior to commencing work. The public declaration may be on
a project-by-project basis, via a list of anticipated projects for
the fiscal year, or via a list that may be included in the county's
annual budget.