Bill Text: CA AB1857 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Department of General Services: vehicle and equipment procurement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-17 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 381, Statutes of 2014. [AB1857 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB1857-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1857	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 28, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Frazier

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2014

   An act to add and repeal Section 140.2 of the Streets and Highways
Code, relating to transportation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1857, as amended, Frazier. Department of Transportation:
vehicle and equipment procurement.
   Existing law generally requires public contracts to be awarded by
competitive bidding pursuant to procedures set forth in the Public
Contract Code, subject to certain exceptions.
   Until January 1, 2019, this bill would authorize the Department of
Transportation to purchase and equip heavy mobile fleet vehicles and
special equipment by means of best value procurement, as defined,
subject to an annual limitation of $20,000,000. The bill would
require the  department to report to the Legislature
  Department of General Services to prepare an
evaluation  with regard to this process, as specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 140.2 is added to the Streets and Highways
Code, to read:
   140.2.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, except Section 13332.09
of the Government Code, the department may purchase and equip heavy
mobile fleet vehicles and special equipment by means of best value
procurement. As used in this section, "best value procurement" means
a method of selecting a proposal based on an evaluation of the
following factors in addition to price:
    (1) Total cost of ownership, including warranty, under which all
repair costs are borne solely by the warranty provider, repair costs,
maintenance costs, fuel consumption, and salvage value.
   (2) Product performance, productivity, and safety standards.
   (3) The supplier's ability to perform to the contract
requirements.
   (4) Environmental benefits, including reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions, reduction of air pollutant emissions, or reduction of
toxic or hazardous materials.
   (b) In addition to disclosure of the minimum requirements for
qualification, the solicitation document provided to a prospective
bidder shall specify that one or more of the factors described in
subdivision (a), as applicable to the bidder's product, shall be
given a weighted value. The department shall then utilize a scoring
method based on those factors and price in determining the successful
bid.
   (c) Best value procurements shall be limited to twenty million
dollars ($20,000,000) annually.
   (d) On or before  October 1, 2018, the department shall
submit a report to the Legislature that includes an evaluation of the
best value procurement bidding process   June 1, 2018,
the Department of General Services shall prepare an evaluation of the
best value procurement pilot authorized by this section, including a
recommendation on whether or not the process should be continued at
the Department of Transportation. The evaluation shall be posted on
the Department of Transportation's Internet Web site on or before
June 30, 2018  .
   (e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2019, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends
that date.