California Public Contract Code ARTICLE 3.5 - Counties

  • Section 20120.
    This article applies to public works contracts awarded by counties subject to Title 3 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Government Code. For purposes of...
  • Section 20121.
    Whenever the estimated cost of construction of any wharf, chute, or other shipping facility, or of any hospital, almshouse, courthouse, jail, historical museum, aquarium, county...
  • Section 20121.1.
    Notwithstanding Section 20121, a county board of supervisors need not contract for grading, drainage, pipe laying, fencing, landscaping, instrument installation, and similar construction and repair...
  • Section 20122.
    In counties containing a population of 500,000 or over, the work referred to in Section 20121 need not be done by contract if the estimated...
  • Section 20123.
    In counties containing a population of 2,000,000 or over, as determined by the last federal or special census or subsequent estimate validated by the Population...
  • Section 20123.5.
    In any county, it is unlawful to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects any public work project for the purpose of evading...
  • Section 20124.
    The board of supervisors shall adopt plans, specifications, strain sheets, and working details for the work.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 465, Sec. 11.)
  • Section 20125.
    The board shall cause an advertisement for bids for the performance of the work to be published pursuant to Section 6062 of the Government Code...
  • Section 20126.
    Any notice inviting bids which specifies locations of possible materials, such as a borrow pit or gravel bed, for use in the proposed construction project...
  • Section 20127.
    All bidders shall be afforded opportunity to examine the plans, specifications, strain sheets, and working details.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 465, Sec. 11.)
  • Section 20128.
    The board shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, and the person to whom the contract is awarded shall perform the work in...
  • Section 20128.5.
    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the board of supervisors may award individual annual contracts, none of which shall exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000),...
  • Section 20129.
    (a) All bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security: (1) Cash.(2) A...
  • Section 20130.
    If the board of supervisors is advised by the county surveyor or engineer that any wharf, chute, or other shipping facility can be constructed or...
  • Section 20131.
    Counties which employ purchasing agents may:(a) Authorize the agent to employ state-licensed independent contractors and purchase materials, furnishings, and supplies used in the construction or repair...
  • Section 20132.
    The board of supervisors of any county may delegate to the county administrative officer or the county executive officer in an equivalent position, the power...
  • Section 20134.
    (a) In cases of emergency, when repair or replacements are necessary to permit the continued conduct of county operations or services, the board of supervisors, by...
  • Section 20135.
    The plans and specifications adopted by the board for the erection, alteration, construction, or repair of any public building or other public structure shall not...
  • Section 20136.
    Whenever the board enters into a contract for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or other structure, the contract shall not...
  • Section 20137.
    If any change or alteration of the contract is ordered, it shall be specified in writing by a duly authorized officer of the county. The...
  • Section 20138.
    If the cost of the work is reduced by reason of any modification of the contract, compensation shall be made to the county therefor.(Added by...
  • Section 20139.
    The board shall not pay or become liable for any extra work done on, or extra material furnished for, any building or structure in the...
  • Section 20140.
    The method of payment for construction contracts shall be determined by the board, including progress payments for completed portions of the work and for materials...
  • Section 20141.
    The provisions of this article shall not apply to the construction of any public building used for facilities of juvenile forestry camps or juvenile homes,...
  • Section 20142.
    (a) The board of supervisors may, by ordinance, resolution, or board order, authorize the county engineer, or other county officer, to order changes or additions in...
  • Section 20143.
    The board may cause the insertion of provisions in any contract for the erection, construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or structure, or...
  • Section 20144.
    The provisions of this article do not apply to any contract which is entered into between Napa County and the State of California or any...
  • Section 20145.
    In counties containing a population of 6,000,000 or over, the board of supervisors may by ordinance authorize such county officer as is deemed appropriate to...
  • Section 20146.
    (a) A county, with approval of the board of supervisors, may utilize construction manager at-risk construction contracts for the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of...
  • Section 20147.
    (a) Notwithstanding any other law, this article shall not apply to a contract entered into by the County of San Diego with a private entity for...

Last modified: October 22, 2018