Section 6701 Of Chapter 6.3. Construction Manager/general Contractor Authority: Department Of Transportation From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 6.3.
6701
. (a) The Construction Manager/General Contractor method
provided by this chapter may be used by the department, but is not
limited to, when it is anticipated that it will reduce project costs
or expedite project completion in a manner that is not achievable
through the design-bid-build method. Notwithstanding any other law,
for projects utilizing the Construction Manager/General Contractor
method provided by this chapter, the department shall advertise,
award, and administer the Construction Manager/General Contractor
contract. The department shall not delegate the contracting
authority.
(b) The department may use the Construction Manager/General
Contractor method on no more than six projects, at least five of
which shall have construction costs greater than ten million dollars
($10,000,000).
(c) On at least four of the projects utilizing the Construction
Manager/General Contractor method provided by this chapter, the
department shall use department employees or consultants under
contract with the department to perform all project design and
engineering services related to design required for Construction
Manager/General Contractor project delivery consistent with Article
XXII of the California Constitution. On all six projects, the
department shall use department employees or consultants under
contract with the department to perform all construction inspection
services required for Construction Manager/General Contractor project
delivery consistent with Article XXII of the California
Constitution. Department resources, including personnel requirements,
necessary to perform all services described in this subdivision
shall be included in the department's capital outlay support program
for workload purposes in the annual Budget Act.
(d) (1) The department shall prepare and submit to the
Legislature, no later than July 1 of each year during which any
project using the Construction Manager/General Contractor method is
ongoing, a report that describes each project and provides relevant
data, including, but not limited to, the stage of completion,
district, cost, description, status, and estimated time to
completion.
(2) The department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature, no
later than July 1 of the year after any project using the
Construction Manager/General Contractor method has been completed, a
report that includes, in addition to the data in paragraph (1), all
of the following:
(A) Data on initial cost estimates, actual cost upon completion,
and the reasons for any difference.
(B) Estimated time for completion, actual time of completion, and
the reasons for any difference.
(C) The number and dollar value of any change orders for all
projects completed using the Construction Manager/General Contractor
method.
(e) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (d) shall
be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the
requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (d) is
inoperative on July 1 of the year following the submission of the
final report upon completion of the fourth project of the department
that uses the Construction Manager/General Contractor method.