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CA Pub Cont Code § 10261 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 8 - Modifications; Performance; Payment|Section 10261.

10261.  (a) On and after January 1, 2023, payments upon contracts shall be made as the department prescribes upon estimates made and approved by the department, but progress payments shall not be made in excess of 95 percent of the percentage of actual work completed plus a like percentage of the value of material delivered on the ground or stored subject to or under the control of the state, and unused, except as otherwise provided in this section. The department shall withhold not less than 5 percent of the contract price until final completion and acceptance of the project. However, at any time after 95 percent of the work has been completed, the department may reduce the funds withheld to an amount not less than 125 percent of the estimated value of the work yet to be completed, as determined by the department, if the reduction has been approved, in writing, by the surety on the performance bond and by the surety on the payment bond. The Controller shall draw his or her warrants upon estimates so made and approved by the department and the Treasurer shall pay them. The funds may be released by electronic transfer if that procedure is requested by the contractor, in writing, and if the public entity has, in place at the time of the request, the mechanism for the transfer.(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2023.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 670, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2017, Ch. 37, Sec. 3. (AB 92) Effective January 1, 2018. Section operative January 1, 2023, by its own provisions.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10261.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 8 - Modifications; Performance; Payment|Section 10261.5.

10261.5.  (a) Any state agency which fails to make any progress payment within 30 days after receipt of the payment request from a contractor on a construction contract for an undisputed payment request, which was properly submitted by the contractor to the agency, shall pay interest to the contractor equivalent to the legal rate set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 685.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Any state agency which independently calculates the amount due on a progress payment and which fails to make a progress payment within 30 days of the first submittal of the estimate for each contract by the engineer, shall pay interest to the contractor equivalent to the legal rate set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 685.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure. In the event that the payment is not made within 30 days of receipt of the contractor’s request or the first submittal by the engineer, and the Controller has processed the payment within 14 days of receipt of the request or submittal, the contracting state agency shall pay interest to the contractor equivalent to the legal rate set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 685.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure. In the event that the payment is not made within 30 days of receipt of the contractor’s request or the first submittal by the engineer, and the contracting state agency has processed the payment within 16 days after receipt of the request or submittal, the Controller shall pay interest as provided in Section 685.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure.For purposes of this section, a payment request shall be considered properly executed if funds are available for payment of the payment request, and payment is not delayed due to an audit inquiry by the Controller.(b) Upon receipt of a payment request, each agency shall require:(1) That each payment request be reviewed as soon as practicable after receipt for the purpose of determining that a payment request is a proper payment request.(2) Any payment request determined not to be a proper payment request suitable for payment shall be returned as soon as practicable, but not later than seven days, after receipt, specifying the reasons that the payment request is not a proper payment request.(3) The number of days available to a state agency to make a timely payment of payment request without incurring interest shall be reduced by the number of days by which an agency exceeds the requirements of paragraph (2).(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1253, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10261.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 8 - Modifications; Performance; Payment|Section 10261.7.

10261.7.  (a) Within 10 days of making a construction contract payment, a state agency that maintains an Internet Web site shall post on its Internet Web site the following:(1) The project for which the payment was made.(2) The name of the construction contractor or company paid.(3) The date the payment was made or the date the state agency transmitted instructions to the Controller or other payer to make the payment.(4) The payment application number or other identifying information.(5) The amount of the payment.(b) This section shall not apply to a construction contract valued below twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).(c) This section shall not apply to progress payments published under Section 10262.3.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 585, Sec. 1. (AB 1223) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10262 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 8 - Modifications; Performance; Payment|Section 10262.

10262.  The contractor shall pay to his or her subcontractors, within seven days of receipt of each progress payment, the respective amounts allowed the contractor on account of the work performed by his or her subcontractors, to the extent of each subcontractor’s interest therein. The payments to subcontractors shall be based on estimates made pursuant to Section 10261. Any diversion by the contractor of payments received for prosecution of a contract, or failure to reasonably account for the application or use of the payments constitutes ground for actions prescribed in Section 10253, in addition to disciplinary action by the Contractors’ State License Board. The subcontractor shall notify, in writing, the Contractors’ State License Board and the department of any payment less than the amount or percentage approved for the class or item of work as set forth in Section 10261.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 700, Sec. 8. (SB 293) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10262.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 8 - Modifications; Performance; Payment|Section 10262.3.

10262.3.  To facilitate enforcement of Section 10262, the Department of General Services shall publish in the California State Contracts Register notice of progress payments made to prime contractors.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 374, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10262.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 8 - Modifications; Performance; Payment|Section 10262.5.

10262.5.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a prime contractor or subcontractor shall pay to any subcontractor, not later than seven days after receipt of each progress payment, the respective amounts allowed the contractor on account of the work performed by the subcontractors, to the extent of each subcontractor’s interest therein. In the event that there is a good faith dispute over all or any portion of the amount due on a progress payment from the prime contractor or subcontractor to a subcontractor, then the prime contractor or subcontractor may withhold no more than 150 percent of the disputed amount.Any contractor who violates this section shall pay to the subcontractor a penalty of 2 percent of the amount due per month for every month that payment is not made. In any action for the collection of funds wrongfully withheld, the prevailing party shall be entitled to his or her attorney’s fees and costs.(b) This section shall not be construed to limit or impair any contractual, administrative, or judicial remedies otherwise available to a contractor or a subcontractor in the event of a dispute involving late payment or nonpayment by a contractor or deficient subcontract performance or nonperformance by a subcontractor.(c) On or before September 1 of each year, the head of each state agency shall submit to the Legislature a report on the number and dollar volume of written complaints received from subcontractors and prime contractors on contracts in excess of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000), relating to violations of this section.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 700, Sec. 9. (SB 293) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10265 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 8 - Modifications; Performance; Payment|Section 10265.

10265.  A claim pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code is not required, but legal action on any claim shall be commenced within the time period specified in Section 10240.1. The department may compromise or otherwise settle any claims arising from the contract at any time.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 438, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10280 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 9 - Offenses|Section 10280.

10280.  Any officer or employee of the department who corruptly performs any official act to the injury of the state, is guilty of a felony.(Enacted by Stats. 1981, Ch. 306.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10281 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 9 - Offenses|Section 10281.

10281.  Any contractor or his agent or employee who corruptly permits the violation of any contract awarded under this part to the injury of the state, is guilty of a felony.(Enacted by Stats. 1981, Ch. 306.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10282 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 9 - Offenses|Section 10282.

10282.  Any subcontractor or agent or employee of any contractor or subcontractor, who has knowledge of any work being done in violation of any contract under this part and does not immediately notify the department or the inspector or resident engineer upon the project of the violation, is guilty of a felony.(Enacted by Stats. 1981, Ch. 306.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10283 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 9 - Offenses|Section 10283.

10283.  Such felonies are punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 555. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10284 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 9 - Offenses|Section 10284.

10284.  Such persons are also liable to the state for double the amount the state may have lost, or be liable to lose by reason of the acts made crimes by this article.(Enacted by Stats. 1981, Ch. 306.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10285 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 10 - Ineligibility to Contract|Section 10285.

10285.  The term “person,” as used in this article, means any individual, partnership, joint venture, or association or any other organization or any combination thereof.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 376, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10285.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 10 - Ineligibility to Contract|Section 10285.1.

10285.1.  Any state agency may suspend, for a period of up to three years from the date of conviction, any person from bidding upon, or being awarded, a public works or services contract with the agency under this part or from being a subcontractor at any tier upon the contract, if that person, or any partner, member, officer, director, responsible managing officer, or responsible managing employee thereof, has been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of any charge of fraud, bribery, collusion, conspiracy, or any other act in violation of any state or federal antitrust law in connection with the bidding upon, award of, or performance of, any public works contract, as defined in Section 1101, with any public entity, as defined in Section 1100, including, for the purposes of this article, the Regents of the University of California or the Trustees of the California State University. A state agency may determine the eligibility of any person to enter into a contract under this article by requiring the person to submit a statement under penalty of perjury declaring that neither the person nor any subcontractor to be engaged by the person has been convicted of any of the offenses referred to in this section within the preceding three years.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 376, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10285.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 10 - Ineligibility to Contract|Section 10285.2.

10285.2.  Before suspending any person under this article, the state agency shall provide a hearing upon reasonable notice. In determining whether to suspend, and the duration of any suspension, the state agency shall consider, in addition to any other relevant factors, both of the following:(a) The degree to which the person cooperated with the state or federal authorities in the criminal proceeding.(b) The degree to which the person has agreed to restitution for any damages incurred by the public entity as a result of the acts upon which the conviction was based.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 376, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10285.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 10 - Ineligibility to Contract|Section 10285.3.

10285.3.  In the event that any state agency has suspended any person under this article, any other state agency shall adopt the terms of that suspension without further notice or hearing.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 376, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10285.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 10 - Ineligibility to Contract|Section 10285.4.

10285.4.  In the event that any state agency has suspended any person under this article, that agency may terminate the suspension if it determines that termination is in the best interest of the agency. In the event of termination, any suspension by adoption pursuant to Section 10285.3 also shall be terminated.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 376, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10285.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 1 - State Contract Act|ARTICLE 10 - Ineligibility to Contract|Section 10285.5.

10285.5.  Nothing in this article shall require any state agency to contract with, or to permit the employment of a person as a subcontractor, or any person on any project funded in whole or part by federal funds, if the person has been suspended or debarred by the federal agency providing the funds.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 376, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10290 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 10290.

10290.  As used in this chapter:(a) “Department” means the Department of General Services.(b) “Director” means the Director of General Services.(c) “Centralized purchasing” means the purchase for state agencies of materials, supplies, and equipment by the Office of Procurement.(d) “Goods” means all types of tangible personal property, including materials, supplies, and equipment.(e) “Office” means the Office of Procurement in the Department of General Services.(f) “Price schedule” means an agreement between the Office of Procurement and a supplier under which the supplier agrees to accept orders from the office or a state agency for specified goods at set prices for a specified period of time but which does not obligate the office or state agencies to contract for the specified goods from the supplier.(g) “Regional contract” means a contract of the same type as a statewide contract but applicable only to specified contracting in a particular area or region of the state.(h) “Statewide contract” means a contract awarded by the Office of Procurement to one or more suppliers for the acquisition of specified goods for a period of time, at a price, and in an amount set forth in the contract.(i) “Multiple award” means a contract of indefinite quantity for one or more similar goods, information technology, or services to more than one supplier.(j) “Multiple award schedule” (MAS) is an agreement established between the General Services Administration of the United States and certain suppliers to do business under specific prices, terms, and conditions for specified goods, information technology, or services.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 918, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10290.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 10290.1.

10290.1.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in exercising their delegation of contracting authority from the department, state agencies may contract for goods, information technology, or services with suppliers who have multiple award schedules with the General Services Administration of the United States if the supplier is willing to extend those terms, conditions, and prices. The department may also develop multiple award schedules or agreements for use by state agencies in the same manner.(b) The department shall determine the delegation contracting authority for agencies wishing to contract with suppliers who have multiple award schedules. The department shall seek input from both customer departments and agencies and private sector suppliers.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 918, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10290.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 10290.3.

10290.3.  (a) Notwithstanding the bidding provisions of this chapter, reverse auctions may be utilized for the acquisition of goods and services. The reverse auction process shall include a specification of an opening date and time when real-time electronic bids may be accepted, and provide that the procedure shall remain open until the designated closing date and time.(b) All bids on reverse auctions shall be posted electronically on the Internet, updated on a real-time basis, and shall allow registered bidders to lower the price of their bid below the lowest bid posted on the Internet.(c) The Department of General Services shall require vendors to register before the reverse auction opening date and time, and as part of the registration, agree to any terms and conditions and other requirements of the solicitation. The Department of General Services may require vendors to be prequalified prior to placing bids in a reverse auction.(d) For purposes of this section, “reverse auction” means a competitive online solicitation process for fungible goods or services in which vendors compete against each other online in real time in an open and interactive environment.(e) The reverse auction process may not be used for bidding on any construction contract that is subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100).(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 266, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 10295 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 2 - CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES|CHAPTER 2 - State Acquisition of Goods and Services|ARTICLE 2 - Approval of Contracts|Section 10295.

10295.  (a) All contracts entered into by any state agency for (1) the acquisition of goods or elementary school textbooks, (2) services, whether or not the services involve the furnishing or use of goods or are performed by an independent contractor, (3) the construction, alteration, improvement, repair, or maintenance of property, real or personal, or (4) the performance of work or services by the state agency for or in cooperation with any person, or public body, are void unless and until approved by the department. Every contract shall be transmitted with all papers, estimates, and recommendations concerning it to the department and, if approved by the department, shall be effective from the date of the approval.(b) This section applies to any state agency that by general or specific statute is expressly or impliedly authorized to enter into transactions referred to in this section.(c) This section does not apply to the following:(1) Any transaction entered into by the Trustees of the California State University, by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, or by a department under the State Contract Act or the California State University Contract Law.(2) Any contract of a type specifically mentioned and authorized to be entered into by the Department of Transportation under Section 14035 or 14035.5 of the Government Code, Sections 99316 to 99319, inclusive, of the Public Utilities Code, or the Streets and Highways Code.(3) Any contract entered into by the Department of Transportation that is not funded by money derived by state tax sources but, rather, is funded by money derived from federal or local tax sources.(4) Any contract entered into by the Department of Human Resources for state employee benefits, occupational health and safety, training services, or combination thereof.(5) Any contract let by the Legislature.(6) Any contract entered into under the authority of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11770) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 184. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)