California Government Code ARTICLE 2.5 - Contracts for Professional and Technical Services

• Section 14130.
  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(1) There is a compelling public interest in ensuring that all federal, state, local, and private funds...
• Section 14131.
  The department may contract for the services of engineers, architects, surveyors, planners, environmental specialists, and materials testing specialists to provide professional and technical services relating...
• Section 14131.1.
  The department, in applying the criteria for contracting for services established pursuant to this article, shall consider the workload relating to project study reports, project...
• Section 14131.2.
  (a) Solely for the purpose of validating the selection of consultants completed prior to July 1, 1990, the Legislature hereby declares that the process of evaluating...
• Section 14132.
  (a) In addition to the requirements set forth in this section, in the department’s contracting out for the services of engineers, architects, surveyors, planners, environmental specialists,...
• Section 14133.
  (a) Contracts made pursuant to this article are not subject to Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 5.(b) Contracts...
• Section 14134.
  (a) The department, after consultation with the commission and local transportation agencies, shall adopt guidelines for determining the appropriateness of contracting with private firms or on...
• Section 14135.
  Each contract for engineering, architectural, or landscape architectural services entered into pursuant to this article and any construction contract resulting therefrom is subject to all...
• Section 14136.
  (a) The department shall encourage mentor-protege agreements between prime contractors and subcontractors whereby protege firms may receive appropriate developmental assistance from the mentor firm to enhance...

Last modified: October 22, 2018