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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARCIANO PLATA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,

et al.,

Defendants.

NO. C01-1351 TEH

ORDER GRANTING

RECEIVER’S SUPPLEMENTAL

APPLICATION NO. 5 FOR

ORDER WAIVING STATE

CONTRACTING STATUTES,

ETC.

On June 4, 2007, this Court approved the Receiver’s Master Application for Order

Waiving State Contracting Statutes, Regulations, and Procedures and authorized three

alternative substitute procedures for the bidding and award of contracts: expedited formal

bidding, urgent informal bidding, and sole-source bidding. On June 12, 2008, the Receiver

filed his Supplemental Application No. 5 for an Order Waiving State Contracting Statutes,

Regulations, and Procedures and Approving Receiver’s Substitute Procedure for Bidding and

Award of Contracts. This application concerns various projects related to the improvement

of health care facilities at Correctional Training Facility, Soledad (“CTF”); Mule Creek State

Prison (“MCSP”); and California Rehabilitation Facility, Norco (“CRC”). The Receiver

anticipates that most of the contracts related to these projects will be awarded through the

expedited formal bidding process.

On June 13, 2008, the Court ordered the parties to file objections or statements of nonopposition to the Receiver’s Supplemental Application No. 5 by June 27, 2008. Plaintiffs

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filed a statement of non-opposition on June 20, 2008. Defendants filed a statement of nonopposition on June 27, 2008, based on an understanding that the Receiver would withdraw

his request for a waiver of portions of Assembly Bill 900 (“AB 900”). On June 30, 2008, the

Receiver filed a reply withdrawing “his request that the Court waive Penal Code § 7021 and

Government Code § 15819.40 et seq. which are the codified provisions of AB 900 cited in

the Receiver’s waiver application.” Reply at 1.

Having carefully considered the Receiver’s application and the record in this case, the

Court finds good cause to GRANT the Receiver’s Supplemental Application No. 5. The

Court agrees with the Receiver that the identified projects at CTF, MCSP, and CRC are

critical to establishing a constitutional system of medical care delivery in California’s

prisons, and that failure to obtain a waiver of state law would prevent the Receiver from

achieving that goal in a timely fashion. Moreover, no party has identified any alternatives to

the requested waiver that would achieve a constitutional remedy in this instance, nor does

any party oppose the requested waiver. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The following state codes and laws shall be waived with respect to the Receiver’s

planned clinical space renovation and construction projects at CTF, MCSP, and CRC that are

described more fully in the Receiver’s Supplemental Application No. 5: 

• California Government Code (“Gov’t Code”) sections 14825-14828 and State

Contracting Manual (“SCM”) sections 5.10A, 5.75, and 5.80 (governing

advertisement of state contracts);

• California Public Contract Code (“PCC”) sections 10290-10295, 10297, 10333,

10335, 10351, and 10420-10425; Gov’t Code section 14616; and SCM sections

4.00-4.11 (governing approval of contracts by Department of General Services

(“DGS”) and exemption from and consequences of failure to obtain DGS

approval);

• PCC sections 10308, 10309, and 10314; SCM, volume 2; and State

Administrative Manual (“SAM”) sections 3500-3696.3 (governing procurement

of goods);

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• PCC sections 1103, 1601, 3300, 3400, 4100-4114, 5101-5110, 6101-6109, 6610-

6615, 7103, 7105, 7106, 10105-10126, 10129, 10140, 10141, 10160-10169,

10180-10185, 10220-10226, 10263, 10285-10286.1, 10301-10306, 10340-10345,

10351, 10367, 10369, 12183, 12203, 12205, 12404, and 22300; California

Business and Professions Code section 7059(b); California Civil Code (“Civ.

Code”) sections 3247-3248; Gov’t Code sections 4215, 4477-4478, 4525-

4529.20, 4530-4535.3, 7070-7086, 7105-7118, and 14835-14842.6; California

Labor Code section 6707; California Military and Veterans Code sections 999-

999.13; California Code of Regulations (“CCR”), title 2, sections 1195-1195.6

and 1896 et seq.; 15 CCR sections 3456 and 3475 et seq.; 21 CCR sections 1310,

1351, and 1361; 24 CCR, pt. 1, section 7-152; SCM sections 5.00-6.40 and

11.10; and Management Memos (“MM”) 03-09, 03-10 and 05-03 (governing

competitive bidding, required language in bid packages, non-competitive bid

(“NCB”) procedures, preferential selection criteria, contractor evaluations and

notice, contract award and protest procedures for service, consulting services,

construction project management, and public works contracts);

• PCC sections 9201and 10253-10259 (governing a contractor’s default and

notices of claims);

• Gov’t Code sections 4000 et seq. (governing day labor or force account work);

• PCC sections 10314 and 10346 (governing progress payments);

• PCC section 10261.5 and California Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) section

685.010 (governing payment processing to contractors);

• PCC section 10262-10262.5 (governing contractors’ payment of subcontractors);

• PCC section 10264 (governing payment for contractor mobilization costs);

• PCC section 7101 (governing the sharing of savings from cost reductions with

contractors);

• SAM section 6854 (governing contingency amounts in construction contracts);

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• PCC sections 6106.5, 7107, 7200, 10261 (governing retention for contracts with

design professionals and contractors);

• PCC section 10251 (governing addition of work to a construction contract);

• PCC section 7102 (governing contractors’ damages for construction delays);

• California Insurance Code section 11580.04 and Gov’t Code sections 4420

et seq. (governing construction project insurance);

• PCC section 10240 et seq. and 19100; CCP section 1296; Civ. Code section

1670; and 1 CCR sections 1300 et seq. (governing dispute resolution with

contractors);

• 24 CCR, pt. 1, section 7-137 (requiring submission of contract information to

Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (“OSHPD”));

• Gov’t Code section 13332.09 and MM 06-03 (governing vehicle purchases);

• PCC sections 12100-12113, 12120-12121, and 12125-12128; SCM, volume 3;

and SAM sections 4800-4989.3 and 5200-5291 (governing procurement of

information technology, telecommunications, and data processing goods and

services and applicable alternate protest procedures);

• Gov’t Code sections 13332.10, 14660, 14669, and 15853 (governing acquisition

and leasing of real property);

• Gov’t Code sections 13332.11, 13332.19, and 15815; and SAM sections 6844 et

seq. (governing plans, specifications, and procedures for major capital projects);

• PCC sections 10365.5 and 10371; and SCM section 3.02.4 (governing

restrictions on and approval for multiple contracts with the same contractor);

• PCC section 7109 (governing anti-graffiti abatement programs);

• California Penal Code (“PC”) sections 7000-7001 (governing CDCR master

planning requirements);

• PC section 7050 (governing special CDCR construction funding procedures);

• PC section 7003 and SAM section 6851 (governing approval of CDCR facility

design plans by the legislature);

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The public input procedures of the California Environmental Quality Act, Cal. Pub.

Res. Code §§ 21000 et seq., shall not be waived.

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These regulations shall not be waived as to compliance with state building standards.

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These regulations shall not be waived as to compliance with state building standards.

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This regulation shall not be waived as to compliance with state building standards.

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• PC section 7003.5 and SAM sections 7900 et seq. (governing certain CDCR

reporting to the legislature for construction projects);

• PC sections 7004 and 7004.5 (providing for certain public input for CDCR

facility siting);1

• Gov’t Code section 14681.5 (providing for notices to certain public officials prior

to bidding or construction);

• SAM section 6856 (providing for certain administrative requirements for

completion of projects);

• California Health and Safety Code sections 121975, 129820, 129825, 129830,

129980; 22 CCR section 79823; and 24 CCR, pt. 1, sections 7-135, 7-139, 7-141,

7-144, 7-145, 7-149, 7-151, 7-153, 7-155, 7-156, 7-159, 7-161, 7-163, 7-165,

7-167, 7-169, 7-171, and 7-212 (providing for certain OSHPD approvals and

oversight of construction);

• 22 CCR sections 71105, 71109, 71115, and 71603; and 24 CCR, pt. 1, section

8-501 (governing approval of plans and construction by Department of Health

Services and compliance with state and local building standards for licensing of

acute psychiatric facilities);2

• 22 CCR sections 72201 and 72205 (governing approval of plans and construction

by Department of Health Services and compliance with state and local building

standards for licensing of skilled nursing facilities);3

• 22 CCR section 79583 (governing certification of compliance with state and local

building standards for licensing of correctional treatment centers);4

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The Receiver shall comply with federal Americans with Disabilities Act and state

building code requirements for accessibility.

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The Receiver shall design energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable buildings

to the extent the Receiver determines it is feasible and appropriate to do so under the

circumstances.

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• Gov’t Code sections 4451 et seq. and 21 CCR sections 81 et seq. (providing

detailed state requirements on handicapped accessibility with certain DGS

approvals);5

• Gov’t Code sections 14684.1, 15814.21, 15814.30-15814.32, and 15814.34;

Executive Order W-83-94; and Executive Order S-20-04 (governing certain

environmental sustainability and energy efficiency requirements);6

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• Design Criteria Guidelines issued by the CDCR (providing certain criteria and

approval processes for design of CDCR facilities).

2. The following limited waiver shall apply to the Receiver’s planned clinical space

renovation and construction projects at CTF, MCSP, and CRC that are described more fully

in the Receiver’s Supplemental Application No. 5: If the Receiver or its contractor has filed

the appropriate documentation to request an approval or permit from a state agency, but the

agency has not timely processed the request and the project schedule would be materially

delayed by further waiting for the agency to respond, then the Receiver may proceed with the

project as if such permit or approval had been granted. The Receiver shall, however,

continue his efforts to obtain the permit or approval in due course while the project proceeds,

and the Receiver shall also take appropriate action to satisfy any legitimate concerns of the

applicable state agency.

3. The Receiver shall follow the alternative contracting procedures set forth in this

Court’s June 4, 2007 order for the projects described in his Supplemental Application No. 5. 

4. At the Receiver’s discretion, he may either (1) publish provisions requiring

contractor certifications of compliance on his website and include a single representation in

the contracts he awards to the effect that the contractor has read, and attests that he/she/it is

in compliance with, the required provisions; or (2) directly incorporate into the agreements

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standard contract provisions pertaining to contractor certifications of compliance utilized by

DGS and available online on DGS’s website.

5. The Receiver’s quarterly progress reports shall contain a summary that

(1) specifies each contract the Receiver has awarded during the quarter under this waiver;

(2) provides a brief description of each such contract; and (3) identifies the method the

Receiver utilized to award the contract (i.e., expedited formal bidding, urgent informal

bidding, or sole-source bidding).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 07/01/08 

THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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