California Public Contract Code ARTICLE 5 - Award of Contracts

• Section 10180.
  On the day named in the public notice, the department shall publicly open the sealed bids and award the contracts to the lowest responsible bidders.In...
• Section 10181.
  If the successful bidder fails to execute the contract, his bidder’s security shall be forfeited to the state. The cash or proceeds shall be deposited...
• Section 10182.
  If the director deems it is for the best interests of the state, he may, on the refusal or failure of the successful bidder to...
• Section 10183.
  The failure of the successful bidder to furnish any bond required of him by law, within the time fixed for his execution of the contract,...
• Section 10184.
  The bidders’ security of the second and third lowest responsible bidders may be withheld until the contract has been finally executed. The cash, cashier’s checks...
• Section 10185.
  If the director deems the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid or bids is not for the best interests of the state, after stating his...
• Section 10186.
  (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Fair Chance Employment Act.”(b) Any person submitting a bid to the state on a contract...

Last modified: October 22, 2018