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Division 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Division 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
California Public Contract Code — §§ 1100-22355
Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
§§ 1100-9204
Chapter 1 - Definitions
§§ 1100-1104
Chapter 1.6 - Electronic Transmissions
§§ 1600-1601
Chapter 2 - Responsive Bidders
§§ 2000-2010
Chapter 2.5 - Certification of Minority and Women Business Enterprises
§§ 2050-2057
Chapter 2.7 - Iran Contracting Act of 2010
§§ 2200-2208
Chapter 2.8 - Project Labor Agreements
§§ 2500-2503
Chapter 2.9 - Skilled and Trained Workforce Requirements
§§ 2600-2604
Chapter 3 - Formation
§§ 3000-3505
Article 1 - Roofing Projects
§§ 3000-3010
Article 3 - Bidders
§§ 3300
Article 4 - Preference for Materials
§§ 3400-3410
Article 5 - Buy Clean California Act
§§ 3500-3505
Chapter 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting
§§ 4100-4114
Chapter 5 - Relief of Bidders
§§ 5100-5110
Chapter 6 - Awarding of Contracts
§§ 6100-6615
Chapter 6.3 - Construction Manager/General Contractor Authority: Department of Transportation
§§ 6700-6708
Chapter 6.5 - Transportation Design-Build Program
§§ 6820-6829
Chapter 6.6 - Alternative Project Delivery Program: Construction Manager/General Contractor Authority
§§ 6950-6958
Chapter 6.7 - Construction Manager/General Contractor Method: Regional Projects on Expressways
§§ 6970-6974
Chapter 6.8 - High Road Jobs in Transportation-Related Public Contracts and Grants Pilot Program
§§ 6980-6986
Chapter 6.9 - Embedding Workforce Standards in Procurement and Contracting
§§ 6990-6990.1
Chapter 7 - Contract Clauses
§§ 7100-7203
Chapter 9 - Claims and Disputes
§§ 9201-9204
Part 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES
§§ 10100-19150
Chapter 1 - State Contract Act
§§ 10100-10285.5
Chapter - Scope of Chapter and General Provisions
§§ 10100-10111.2
Article 1.1 - Construction Manager/General Contractor Procurement Method for the Department of Water Resources
§§ 10112-10112.10
Article 1.3 - Job Order Contracting Procurement Procedure for the Department of General Services
§§ 10113-10113.1
Article 1.5 - Minority and Women Business Participation Goals for State Contracts
§§ 10115-10115.15
Article 2 - Plans and Specifications
§§ 10120-10129
Article 3 - Advertisements for Bids
§§ 10140-10141
Article 4 - Bids and Bidders
§§ 10160-10169
Article 5 - Award of Contracts
§§ 10180-10186
Article 6 - State Agency Design-Build Projects
§§ 10187-10195
Article 6.5 - Progressive Design-Build Contracting
§§ 10198-10198.8
Article 6.5 - 1. San Quentin Progressive Design-Build Contracting
§§ 10199-10199.6
Article 6.5 - Department of Water Resources Design-Build Projects
§§ 10200-10214
Article 6.7 - Progressive Design-Build Projects
§§ 10215-10215.8
Article 7 - Contract Requirements
§§ 10220-10232
Article 7.1 - Resolution of Contract Claims
§§ 10240-10240.13
Article 7.2 - Public Works Contract Arbitration Committee
§§ 10245-10245.4
Article 8 - Modifications; Performance; Payment
§§ 10250-10265
Article 9 - Offenses
§§ 10280-10284
Article 10 - Ineligibility to Contract
§§ 10285-10285.5
Chapter 1.5 - California Taxpayer and Shareholder Protection Act of 2003
§§ 10286-10286.1
Chapter 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services
§§ 10290-10490
Article 1 - Definitions
§§ 10290-10290.3
Article 2 - Approval of Contracts
§§ 10295-10299.5
Article 3 - Competitive Bidding and Other Acquisition Procedures
§§ 10300-10334
Article 4 - Contracts for Services
§§ 10335-10381
Article 5.5 - Federal Surplus Personal Property
§§ 10383-10383.8
Article 6 - Purchase of Federal Surplus Property
§§ 10385-10389
Article 6.5 - State Surplus Personal Property
§§ 10389.1-10389.2
Article 7.6 - Recycled Oil Markets
§§ 10405-10409
Article 8 - Conflict of Interest
§§ 10410-10413
Article 9 - Remedies and Penalties
§§ 10420-10426
Article 10 - Exemptions
§§ 10430
Article 12 - Minority Business Participation
§§ 10470-10474
Article 13 - Darfur Contracting Act of 2008
§§ 10475-10490
Chapter 2.1 - University of California Competitive Bidding
§§ 10500-10527
Article 1 - Construction
§§ 10500-10506
Article 1.5 - Best Value Construction Contracting Program
§§ 10506.4-10506.10
Article 2 - Materials, Goods, and Services
§§ 10507.5-10510
Article 2.5 - Contracts with Private Architects, Engineering, Environmental, Land Surveying, and Construction Project Management Firms
§§ 10510.4-10510.9
Article 2.7 - University of California Vendors
§§ 10510.50-10510.54
Article 3 - Real Property
§§ 10511-10513
Article 4 - Conflict of Interest
§§ 10515-10518
Article 5 - Remedies and Penalties
§§ 10520-10527
Chapter 2.5 - California State University Contract Law
§§ 10700-11005
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 10700-10710
Article 2 - Plans and Specifications
§§ 10720-10726
Article 3 - Advertisement for Bids
§§ 10740-10743
Article 4 - Bids and Bidders
§§ 10760-10767
Article 5 - Award of Contracts
§§ 10780-10785
Article 7 - Contract Requirements
§§ 10820-10828
Article 7.8 - Conflict of Interest
§§ 10830-10833
Article 8 - Modifications; Performance; Payment
§§ 10840-10853
Article 9 - Offenses
§§ 10870-11005
Chapter 3 - Acquisition of Information Technology Goods and Services
§§ 12100-12113
Chapter 3.5 - Acquisition of Telecommunications Goods and Services
§§ 12120
Chapter 3.6 - The Alternative Protest Pilot Project
§§ 12125-12129
Chapter 3.7 - Prohibition of the Offshoring of State Public Benefits Contracts
§§ 12140
Chapter 3.9 - Offshoring University of California and California State University Contracts
§§ 12147
Chapter 4 - State Agency Buy Recycled Campaign
§§ 12153-12217
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 12153-12156
Article 2 - Recycled Paper Products
§§ 12164.5-12167.1
Article 3 - Compost and Co-compost Products
§§ 12180-12184
Article 4 - Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies
§§ 12200-12217
Chapter 5 - Recycled Product Procurement by the Legislature
§§ 12300-12320
Article 1 - General Provisions
§§ 12300-12306
Article 2 - Recycled Paper Products
§§ 12310
Article 3 - Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies
§§ 12320
Chapter 6 - Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
§§ 12400-12404
Chapter 7 - The Federal Laboratory Contracting Act
§§ 12500-12502
Chapter 10 - Claims and Disputes
§§ 19100-19102
Chapter 11 - Exemptions
§§ 19150
Part 2.5 - CONTRACTING BY JUDICIAL BRANCH ENTITIES
§§ 19201-19210
Part 3 - CONTRACTING BY LOCAL AGENCIES
§§ 20100-22199.6
Chapter 1 - Local Agency Public Construction Act
§§ 20100-20929
Title - Title
§§ 20100-20103.7
Article 1.3 - Award of Contracts
§§ 20103.8
Article 1.5 - Resolution of Construction Claims
§§ 20104-20104.6
Article 1.7 - Modifications; Performance; Payment
§§ 20104.50
Article 1.8 - Damages Related to Competitive Bidding
§§ 20104.70
Article 2 - Schools—State School Building Aid Law of 1949
§§ 20105-20107
Article 3 - School Districts
§§ 20110-20118.4
Article 3.1 - Task Order Contracting for School Districts
§§ 20118.5-20118.9
Article 3.3 - Los Angeles Unified School District — Best Value Procurement
§§ 20119-20119.5
Article 3.4 - Best Value Procurement for School Districts
§§ 20119.8-20119.13
Article 3.5 - Counties
§§ 20120-20147
Article 3.6 - Counties of 500,000 or Less Population
§§ 20150-20150.14
Article 3.7 - Best Value Construction Contracting for Counties
§§ 20155-20155.9
Article 4 - Cities
§§ 20160-20175
Article 4.5 - Local Agencies—Earthquake Relief
§§ 20185-20189
Article 5 - Municipal Utility Districts
§§ 20190-20192
Article 6 - Public Utility Districts
§§ 20200-20201.5
Article 6.5 - Public Utility Districts
§§ 20202.1-20207.7
Article 6.7 - Transit Districts
§§ 20209
Article 7 - Transit Districts—Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
§§ 20210-20214
Article 7.5 - Transportation Agencies
§§ 20216-20217
Article 8 - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
§§ 20220-20229.1
Article 9 - Southern California Rapid Transit District
§§ 20230-20234
Article 10 - Orange County Transit District
§§ 20240-20242
Article 11 - San Joaquin Regional Transit District
§§ 20250-20253
Article 12 - Marin County Transit District
§§ 20260-20262
Article 13 - San Diego County Transit District
§§ 20270-20274
Article 14 - Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
§§ 20280-20284
Article 15 - Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District
§§ 20290-20294
Article 16 - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
§§ 20300-20306
Article 17 - Golden Empire Transit District
§§ 20310-20314
Article 18 - Sacramento Regional Transit District
§§ 20320-20324
Article 19 - San Mateo County Transit District
§§ 20330-20332
Article 20 - Transit Development Boards
§§ 20340-20342
Article 21 - North San Diego County Transit Development Board
§§ 20350-20352
Article 21.5 - Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District
§§ 20355-20355.7
Article 23 - Fresno Metropolitan Transit District
§§ 20370-20374
Article 24 - West Bay Rapid Transit Authority
§§ 20380-20381
Article 24.5 - Job Order Contracting Procurement by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
§§ 20385-20389
Article 25 - Boards of Supervisors—County Highways
§§ 20390-20397
Article 26 - Boards of Supervisors—County Bridges or Subways
§§ 20400-20409
Article 27 - Legislative Bodies—Improvement Act of 1911
§§ 20410-20464
Article 28 - Separation of Grade Districts
§§ 20470-20477
Article 29 - Public Entities—Municipal Improvement Act of 1913
§§ 20480-20497
Article 30 - City Councils—Street Lighting Act of 1919
§§ 20500-20507
Article 31 - City Councils—Street Lighting Act of 1931
§§ 20510-20514
Article 32 - City Councils—Municipal Lighting Maintenance District Act of 1927
§§ 20520-20522
Article 33 - Joint Highway Districts
§§ 20530-20541
Article 34 - Boulevard Districts
§§ 20550-20557
Article 35 - Irrigation Districts
§§ 20560-20570
Article 36 - Water Storage Districts
§§ 20580-20590
Article 37 - County Waterworks Districts
§§ 20600-20615
Article 38 - County Drainage Districts
§§ 20620-20624
Article 39 - Levee Districts
§§ 20630-20635
Article 40 - Municipal Water Districts
§§ 20640-20645
Article 41 - Community College Districts
§§ 20650-20662
Article 41.5 - Job Order Contracting for Community College Districts
§§ 20665.20-20665.33
Article 42 - Public Entities—Public Work and Public Purchases
§§ 20670-20676
Article 43 - Community Services Districts
§§ 20680-20683
Article 43.1 - Redevelopment Agencies
§§ 20688.1-20688.4
Article 44 - County Harbor Commissions
§§ 20690-20696
Article 45 - Harbor Improvement Districts
§§ 20710
Article 46 - Harbor Districts
§§ 20720-20724
Article 47 - Small Craft Harbor Districts
§§ 20730-20737
Article 48 - Port Districts
§§ 20750-20753
Article 49 - River Port Districts
§§ 20760-20764
Article 50 - Sanitation Districts
§§ 20780-20784
Article 51 - Sewer Maintenance Districts
§§ 20790-20793
Article 52 - Sanitary Districts
§§ 20800-20806
Article 53 - Fire Protection Districts
§§ 20810-20813
Article 53.5 - Recreation and Park Districts
§§ 20815-20815.5
Article 54 - Public Entities—Community Facilities Law of 1911
§§ 20820-20826
Article 55 - Highway Lighting Districts
§§ 20830-20832.5
Article 56 - Maintenance Districts—Improvement Act of 1911
§§ 20840-20843.5
Article 57 - Public Entities—Improvement Act of 1911
§§ 20850-20874
Article 58 - Public Entities—Improvement Act of 1911
§§ 20880-20886
Article 59 - Public Entities—Tree Planting Act of 1931
§§ 20890-20898
Article 60 - Bridge and Highway Districts
§§ 20910-20919
Article 60.4 - Job Order Contracting for School Districts
§§ 20919.20-20919.33
Article 60.5 - Reclamation Districts
§§ 20920-20927
Article 60.6 - Surface Storage Projects
§§ 20928-20928.4
Article 60.7 - Water District Contract Bids
§§ 20929
Chapter 1.5 - Water District Acts
§§ 20930-21641
Article 61 - Levee District No. 1 of Sutter County
§§ 20930-20931
Article 62 - Protection Districts
§§ 20940-20942
Article 63 - Drainage Districts
§§ 20950-20952
Article 64 - Levee Districts
§§ 20960-20961
Article 65 - Protection Districts
§§ 20970-20971
Article 66 - Storm Water Districts
§§ 20980-20981
Article 67 - Los Angeles County Flood Control District
§§ 20990-20998
Article 68 - Drainage Districts
§§ 21000-21013
Article 69 - Orange County Flood Control District
§§ 21020-21024
Article 70 - American River Flood Control District
§§ 21030-21031
Article 71 - Orange County Water District
§§ 21040-21045
Article 72 - Municipal Water Districts
§§ 21050-21051
Article 73 - San Bernardino County Flood Control District
§§ 21060-21061
Article 74 - Ventura County Watershed Protection District
§§ 21070-21072
Article 75 - Humboldt County Flood Control District
§§ 21080-21081
Article 76 - Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21090-21091
Article 77 - San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21100-21102
Article 78 - Santa Barbara County Water Agency
§§ 21110-21112
Article 79 - Monterey County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21120-21121
Article 80 - Sonoma County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21130-21131
Article 81 - Mendocino County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21140-21141
Article 82 - Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21150-21152
Article 83 - Santa Clara Valley Water District
§§ 21160-21163
Article 84 - Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21170-21171
Article 85 - Lake County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21180-21182
Article 86 - Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21190-21191
Article 86.5 - Solano County Water Agency
§§ 21195-21196
Article 87 - Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21200-21204
Article 88 - Sacramento County Water Agency
§§ 21210-21212
Article 89 - Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District
§§ 21220-21221
Article 90 - Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21230-21231
Article 91 - Contra Costa County Storm Drainage District
§§ 21240-21241
Article 92 - San Benito County Water Conservation and Flood Control District
§§ 21250-21251
Article 93 - Del Norte County Flood Control District
§§ 21260-21261
Article 94 - Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation Districts
§§ 21270-21271
Article 95 - Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21280-21297
Article 96 - San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21310-21311
Article 97 - Placer County Water Agency
§§ 21320-21322
Article 98 - Tehama County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21330-21331
Article 99 - Shasta County Water Agency
§§ 21340-21341
Article 100 - Yuba County Water Agency
§§ 21350-21351
Article 101 - Mariposa County Water Agency
§§ 21360-21361
Article 102 - Sutter County Water Agency
§§ 21370-21371
Article 103 - San Mateo County Flood Control District
§§ 21380-21381
Article 104 - Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21390-21391
Article 105 - Siskiyou County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21400-21401
Article 106 - Nevada County Water Agency
§§ 21410-21411
Article 107 - Sierra County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21420-21421
Article 108 - Lassen-Modoc County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21430-21431
Article 109 - Yuba-Bear River Basin Authority
§§ 21440-21441
Article 110 - Amador County Water Agency
§§ 21450-21451
Article 111 - El Dorado County Water Agency
§§ 21460-21461
Article 112 - Mojave Water Agency
§§ 21470-21472
Article 113 - Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
§§ 21480-21482
Article 114 - Kern County Water Agency
§§ 21490-21492
Article 115 - Desert Water Agency
§§ 21500-21501
Article 116 - San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency
§§ 21510-21511
Article 117 - Alpine County Water Agency
§§ 21520-21521
Article 118 - Castaic Lake Water Agency
§§ 21530-21531
Article 119 - Crestline-Lake Arrowhead Water Agency
§§ 21540-21541
Article 120 - San Diego County Flood Control District
§§ 21550-21552
Article 121 - Metropolitan Water District
§§ 21560-21567
Article 121.1 - Metropolitan Water District of Southern California-Alternative Project Delivery Program
§§ 21568-21568.11
Article 122 - Madera County Flood Control and Water Conservation Agency
§§ 21570-21572
Article 123 - Tulare County Flood Control District
§§ 21580-21581
Article 124 - Bighorn Mountains Water Agency
§§ 21590-21591
Article 125 - Tuolumne County Water Agency
§§ 21600-21601
Article 126 - Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency
§§ 21610-21618
Article 127 - Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
§§ 21620-21624
Article 128 - Merced County Flood Control District
§§ 21630-21631
Article 129 - Colusa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
§§ 21640-21641
Chapter 2 - Bidding on Public Contracts
§§ 22000-22045
Article 1 - Legislative Intent and Definitions
§§ 22000-22003
Article 2 - California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission
§§ 22010-22020
Article 3 - Public Projects: Alternative Procedure
§§ 22030-22045
Chapter 2.5 - Emergency Contracting Procedures
§§ 22050
Chapter 3 - Acquisition of Electronic Data Processing
§§ 22101-22109
Chapter 3.5 - Recycled Product Procurement Mandates Pertaining to Local Governments
§§ 22150-22154
Chapter 4 - Local Agency Design-Build Projects
§§ 22160-22169
Chapter 4.1 - Local Agency Progressive Design-Build Contracting
§§ 22170-22174
Chapter 4.5 - Civic Openness in Negotiations
§§ 22175-22178
Chapter 4.6 - Transit Progressive Design-Build Contracting
§§ 22180-22180.11
Chapter 4.7 - Local Agency Design-Build Contracting
§§ 22185-22185.11
Chapter 4.8 - Port of Long Beach Pier Wind Project Contracting
§§ 22190-22199
Chapter 4.9 - Construction Manager/General Contractor Project Delivery Program
§§ 22199.5-22199.6
Part 4 - ARBITRATION OF PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT CLAIMS
§§ 22200-22201
Part 5 - WITHHELD CONTRACT FUNDS
§§ 22300
Part 5.5 - THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM VENDOR COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATION PRACTICES POLICY
§§ 22350-22355