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CA Pub Cont Code § 10709 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 10709.

10709.  Notwithstanding any provision of the California State University Contract Law and any other provision of law to the contrary, the trustees may enter into an energy conservation construction contract, on the terms it determines are in the best interests of the California State University if they find that the anticipated cost for the alterations effected by the energy conservation construction contract will be less than the anticipated marginal cost to the California State University of energy that would have been consumed by the California State University in the absence of those alterations. The letting of contracts pursuant to this section shall be conducted through competitive means.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 522, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 10710.

10710.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the trustees may award annual contracts that do not exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000) for repair or other repetitive work, or renovation or modification, to be done according to unit prices. The contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, and shall be based primarily on plans and specifications for typical work. No project shall be performed under a contract of this type except by order of the trustees. No annual contracts may be awarded under these provisions for capital outlay projects, where the total cost of the project exceeds the value of a minor capital outlay project for which, pursuant to Section 10108, the services of the Department of General Services are not required and a state agency or department is authorized to carry out its own project.(b) For purposes of this section, “unit price” means the amount paid for a single unit of an item of work, and “typical work” means a work description applicable universally or applicable to a large number of individual projects, as distinguished from work specifically described with respect to an individual project.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 219, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 2 - Plans and Specifications|Section 10720.

10720.  Before entering into any contract for a project, the trustees, pursuant to the powers invested in them by Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 66600) of Part 40 of Division 5 of Title 3 of the Education Code, shall cause to be prepared full, complete, and accurate plans and specifications and estimates of cost, giving such directions as will enable any competent mechanic or other builder to carry them out.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10721 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 2 - Plans and Specifications|Section 10721.

10721.  The plans, specifications, and estimates of cost shall be approved by the trustees, and the original draft or a certified copy filed permanently in the office of the trustees before further action is taken.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10722 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 2 - Plans and Specifications|Section 10722.

10722.  Work on all projects shall be done under contract awarded to the lowest responsible bidder pursuant to this chapter, except that it may be done by day’s labor under the direction of the trustees, by contract upon informal bids, or by a combination thereof:(a)  When the trustees determine that an emergency exists due to an act of God, earthquake, flood, storm, fire, landslide, public disturbance, vandalism, or other unexpected cause which results in damage to a state-owned building, state-owned real property, or any improvements thereon, for work and remedial measures which are required immediately and which are necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.The trustees shall annually, on or before December 31, report to the Department of Finance and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee the instances in which an exemption from the bidding process was allowed due to “unexpected causes.” (b) At any time after the approval of plans, specifications, and estimates of cost, if the trustees deem the advertising or award of a contract, the acceptance of any bid, or the acceptance of any further bids after the rejection of all submitted bids, is not in the best interests of the state.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 689, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10723 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 2 - Plans and Specifications|Section 10723.

10723.  Upon the approval of the trustees the authorized employees of the trustees may, when proceeding upon the basis of day’s labor, let any subdivision or unit of the work by contract upon informal bids; but such work shall be let only to a holder of a valid state contractor’s license unless such work is exempt from such licensing requirement by any other provision of law.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10724 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 2 - Plans and Specifications|Section 10724.

10724.  Bids may be received and contracts awarded on a unit basis, that is, the bids compared upon the basis of estimates of the quantities of the work to be done.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10725 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 2 - Plans and Specifications|Section 10725.

10725.  Except in unit basis contracts, contracts shall not be made exceeding in amount the estimates of costs approved by the trustees. Plans and specifications and estimates of costs, including expense of advertising and inspection, shall not be approved by the trustees requiring a greater expenditure of money than is appropriated for the specific purpose in the law authorizing the expenditure.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10726 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 2 - Plans and Specifications|Section 10726.

10726.  The trustees may receive bids for the construction of several public works projects at the California State University as a single project. Where more than one appropriation has been made for the several projects united as a single project under the provisions of this section, payments for the single project shall be made from the separate appropriations on such proportional basis as may be determined by the trustees and approved by the Department of Finance.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 34, Sec. 37. (SB 860) Effective June 20, 2014.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10740 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 3 - Advertisement for Bids|Section 10740.

10740.  When it appears from the estimates of cost that the estimated contract price of any project will not exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), the trustees may direct that public notice to bidders be given as follows:(a) By publication for two consecutive insertions in a weekly trade paper of general circulation, published either in Los Angeles or San Francisco, devoted primarily to the dissemination of contract news among contracting firms; and(b) Once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the project is located, or, if located in more than one county in such a newspaper in a county in which a major portion of the work is to be done.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10741 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 3 - Advertisement for Bids|Section 10741.

10741.  The notices shall state the time and place for the receiving and opening of sealed bids and describe in general terms the work to be done.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10742 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 3 - Advertisement for Bids|Section 10742.

10742.  If it appears that the estimated contract price will exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), public notice to bidders shall be given by publication once a week for at least two consecutive weeks, or once a week for more than two consecutive weeks if such longer period of advertising is deemed necessary by the trustees, next preceding the day set for the receiving of bids:(a) In two trade papers of general circulation, one published in Los Angeles and one in San Francisco, devoted primarily to the dissemination of contract and building news among contracting and building material supply firms; or(b) In one newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the major portion of the project is located, and in one such trade paper published in the county group, as defined in Section 187 of the Streets and Highways Code, in which the work is to be done; or(c) Electronically on the California State University’s Internet Web site.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 34, Sec. 38. (SB 860) Effective June 20, 2014.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10743 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 3 - Advertisement for Bids|Section 10743.

10743.  The notices shall state the time and place for the receiving and opening of sealed bids and that the bids will be required for the entire project and for the performance of segregate designated parts of the entire project, when the trustees determine that segregation is advisable.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10760 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 4 - Bids and Bidders|Section 10760.

10760.  The trustees may require, and on contracts the estimated cost of which exceeds the value of a minor capital outlay project for which, pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 10108, the services of the Department of General Services are not required and a state agency or department is authorized to carry out its own project, the trustees shall require, from prospective bidders, answers to questions contained in a standard form of questionnaire and financial statement including a complete statement of the prospective bidder’s financial ability and experience in performing public works projects. When completed, the questionnaire and financial statement shall be verified under oath by the bidder in the manner in which pleadings in civil actions are verified.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 417, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10761 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 4 - Bids and Bidders|Section 10761.

10761.  The trustees shall adopt and apply a uniform system of rating bidders, on the basis of the standard questionnaires and financial statements, in respect to the size of the contracts upon which each bidder is qualified to bid.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10762 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 4 - Bids and Bidders|Section 10762.

10762.  In all projects for road, street, and bridge work where federal funds are involved and where a bidder is required to be and has been prequalified pursuant to Sections 10760 and 10761, no bid submitted or contract thereafter awarded shall be invalidated by the failure of the bidder or contractor to be properly licensed in accordance with the laws of this state, nor shall any such contractor be denied payment under any such contract because of such failure; provided, however, that the first payment for work or material under such contract shall not be made by the Controller unless and until the Registrar of Contractors certifies to him that the records of the Contractors’ State License Board indicate that such contractor was or became properly licensed between the time of bid opening and the making of the certification. Any bidder or contractor not so licensed shall be subject to all legal penalties imposed by such laws, including, but not limited to, any appropriate disciplinary action by the Contractors’ State License Board, and the trustees shall include a statement to that effect in the standard form of prequalification questionnaire and financial statement.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10763 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 4 - Bids and Bidders|Section 10763.

10763.  The questionnaires and financial statements are not public records and are not open to public inspection.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10764 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 4 - Bids and Bidders|Section 10764.

10764.  The trustees shall furnish to each bidder a standard proposal form, which, when filled out and executed, may be submitted as the bid. Bids not presented on forms so furnished shall be disregarded. The trustees shall not furnish proposal forms to any person who is required to submit and has not submitted a questionnaire and financial statement for prequalification at least five days prior to the date fixed for publicly opening sealed bids and been prequalified for at least one day prior to that date.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10765 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 4 - Bids and Bidders|Section 10765.

10765.  (a) All bids shall be presented under sealed cover and accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security: cash, a cashier’s check, certified check, or a bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the trustees. The security shall be in an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the amount bid. A bid shall not be considered unless one of the forms of bidder’s security is enclosed with it.(b) A bid described in subdivision (a) may be submitted electronically in accordance with Section 1601, but only if the bidder submits the bidder’s security required by subdivision (a) within 24 hours after the opening of bids.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 427, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10766 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 4 - Bids and Bidders|Section 10766.

10766.  Whether or not bids are opened exactly at the time fixed in the public notice for opening bids, a bid shall not be received after that time.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10767 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 4 - Bids and Bidders|Section 10767.

10767.  Any bid may be withdrawn at any time prior to the time fixed in the public notice for the opening of bids only by written request for the withdrawal of the bid filed with the trustees. The request shall be executed by the bidder or his or her duly authorized representative. The withdrawal of a bid does not prejudice the right of the bidder to file a new bid.This section does not authorize the withdrawal of any bid after the time fixed in the public notice for the opening of bids.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10780 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 5 - Award of Contracts|Section 10780.

10780.  On the day named in the public notice the trustees shall publicly open the sealed bids and award the contracts to the lowest responsible bidders.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10780.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 5 - Award of Contracts|Section 10780.5.

10780.5.  The trustees may require a bid for a public works contract to include prices for items that may be added to, or deducted from, the scope of work in the contract for which the bid is being submitted. Whenever additive or deductive items are included in a bid, the bid solicitation shall specify which one of the following methods will be used to determine the lowest bid. In the absence of such a specification, only the method provided by subdivision (a) will be used:(a) The lowest bid shall be the lowest bid price on the base contract without consideration of the prices on the additive or deductive items.(b) The lowest bid shall be the lowest total of the bid prices on the base contract and those additive or deductive items that were specifically identified in the bid solicitation as being used for the purpose of determining the lowest bid price.(c) The lowest bid shall be the lowest total of the bid prices on the base contract and those additive or deductive items that, when taken in order from a specifically identified list of those items in the solicitation, and added to, or subtracted from, the base contract, are less than, or equal to, a funding amount publicly disclosed by the trustees before the first bid is opened.(d) The lowest bid shall be determined in a manner that prevents any information that would identify any of the bidders or proposed subcontractors or suppliers from being revealed to the public entity before the ranking of all bidders from lowest to highest has been determined.A responsible bidder who submitted the lowest bid as determined by this section shall be awarded the contract, if it is awarded. This section does not preclude the trustees from adding to or deducting from the contract any of the additive or deductive items after the lowest responsible bidder has been determined.(e) Nothing in this section shall preclude the prequalification of subcontractors.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 455, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10781 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 5 - Award of Contracts|Section 10781.

10781.  If the successful bidder fails to execute the contract, the bidder’s security shall be forfeited to the state. The cash or proceeds shall be deposited in the fund out of which the expenses of preparation and printing of the plans and specifications, estimates of cost, and publication of notice are paid.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10782 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 5 - Award of Contracts|Section 10782.

10782.  If the trustees deem it is for the best interest of the state, they may, on the refusal or failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract, award it to the second lowest responsible bidder.If the second lowest responsible bidder fails or refuses to execute the contract, the trustees may likewise award it to the third lowest responsible bidder. On the failure or refusal of the second or third lowest bidder, to whom a contract is so awarded, to execute it, the bidder’s security shall be likewise forfeited to the state.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10783 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 5 - Award of Contracts|Section 10783.

10783.  The failure of the successful bidder to furnish any bond required by law, within the time fixed for execution of the contract, constitutes a failure to execute the contract.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10784 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 5 - Award of Contracts|Section 10784.

10784.  The bidder’s security of the second and third lowest responsible bidders may be withheld until the contract has been finally executed. The cash, cashier’s checks, and certified checks submitted by all other unsuccessful bidders shall be returned to them within 10 days after the contract is awarded, and their bidders’ bonds shall be of no further effect.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10785 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 5 - Award of Contracts|Section 10785.

10785.  If the trustees deem the acceptance of the lowest responsible bid or bids is not for the best interests of the state, they may reject all bids and proceed by day’s labor or advertise for other bids in the manner required by this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10820 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2.5 - California State University Contract Law|ARTICLE 7 - Contract Requirements|Section 10820.

10820.  Every contract awarded under this chapter shall be submitted to the Attorney General or the attorney appointed according to law and authorized to represent the trustees. Such a contract is not binding on the state until the appropriate attorney finds it to be in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, and endorses such finding thereon.A certified copy of each contract shall be filed with the Controller, but the failure to so file does not invalidate it.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1128, Sec. 4.)