Bill Text: CA AB2284 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Local Agency Public Construction Act: change orders.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-05 - Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV. [AB2284 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB2284-Amended.html
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Amended
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Assembly
May 04, 2020 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2284
| Introduced by Assembly Member Calderon |
February 14, 2020 |
An act to amend Sections 20142, 20395, 20405, 20614, and 20998 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2284, as amended, Calderon.
Local Agency Public Construction Act: change orders.
Existing law, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, regulates contracting by local agencies, including counties and special districts. The act includes specific provisions for contracting by counties, contracting for county highways and county bridges and subways, and contracting by county waterworks districts. Other existing law regulates contracting by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD). Those specific provisions include change order authorization for contracts, as prescribed, and impose caps on the extra cost of any change order, varying with the value of the original contract.
The act, for a county, imposes a $5,000 cap when the total amount of the original contract does not exceed $50,000. For any original contract that exceeds $50,000, but does not exceed $250,000, the cap is 10% of the amount of the original
contract. For contracts whose original cost exceeds $250,000, the cap is $25,000 plus 5% of the amount of the original contract cost in excess of $250,000, and prohibits a change or alteration cost from exceeding $210,000.
This bill would require that the existing caps be adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index. The bill would modify the cap applicable to contracts exceeding $250,000 to apply only to contracts exceeding that amount but not exceeding $25,000,000. The bill would add a new change order cap of $500,000 for contracts whose original cost exceeds $25,000,000 and of $1,000,000 for contracts whose original cost exceeds $50,000,000, both of which would be adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
The act, with regard to county highways, imposes similar caps except that, on contracts up to $250,000, it limits a change
order to a net total addition of $25,000.
This bill, excepting that cap, would make changes to the county highways change order provisions corresponding to those described above.
Existing law, with regard to county bridges or subways, county waterworks districts, and the LACFCD, for contracts whose original cost is $250,000 or more, establishes a change order cap of $25,000, plus 5% of the amount of the cost of the original contract that exceeds $250,000, and prohibits a change or alteration cost from exceeding $210,000.
This bill, with regard to county bridges or subways, county waterworks districts, and LACFCD would modify that cap to be applicable to contracts exceeding $250,000 but not exceeding $25,000,000. The bill would add a new change order cap of $500,000 for contracts whose original cost exceeds $25,000,000 and of $1,000,000 for contracts whose original cost exceeds
$50,000,000. All of these caps would be adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
Existing law permits the board of supervisors to authorize the county engineer, county road commissioner, registered civil engineer, or other county officer to order changes or additions to work being performed under the above contracting provisions. Existing law also permits the board of supervisors and the board of directors of a county water district to authorize the general manager or other district officer to order changes or additions to work being performed under contract under the act.
The bill would authorize the board of supervisors and the board of directors of a district, as applicable, at the time the board delegates authority under a contract described above, to implement appropriate measures to
prevent fraud and ensure accountability for that delegated authority.
Digest Key
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 20142 of the Public Contract Code is amended to read:20142.
(a) The board of supervisors may, by ordinance, resolution, or board order, authorize the county engineer, or other county officer, to order changes or additions in the work being performed under construction contracts. When so authorized, any change or addition in the work shall be ordered in writing by the county engineer, or other designated officer, and the extra cost to the county for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) when the total amount of the original contract does not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), nor 10 percent of the amount of any original contract that exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), but does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.(b) For contracts whose original cost exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), but does not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), plus 5 percent of the amount of the original contract cost in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). In no event shall any such change or alteration exceed two hundred ten thousand dollars ($210,000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(c) For contracts whose original cost exceeds twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), the extra cost for any change or
addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(d) For contracts whose original cost exceeds fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(e) At the time the board of supervisors delegates authority in the manner specified above, the board may implement appropriate measures to prevent fraud and ensure accountability for that delegated authority.
SEC. 2.
Section 20395 of the Public Contract Code is amended to read:20395.
(a) In any county that has appointed a road commissioner pursuant to Section 2006 of the Streets and Highways Code, or in any county that has abolished the office of road commissioner and complied with Section 2006.1 of the Streets and Highways Code, the board of supervisors may authorize the road commissioner, or a registered civil engineer under the direction of the county director of transportation, to have any work upon county highways done under their supervision and direction. The work may be done in any of the following ways:(a)
(1) By letting a contract covering both work and material. In that event, the contract shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder as provided in this article.
(b)
(2) By purchasing the material and letting a contract for the performance of the work. In that event, the material shall be bought at the lowest possible cost and the contract let to the lowest responsible bidder as provided in this article.
(c)
(3) By purchasing the material and having the work done by day labor, in which case advertising for bids is not required.
(d)(1)
(4) (A) By authorizing the county road commissioner or a registered civil engineer under the direction of the county director of transportation to execute
changes or additions to the work for any contract pursuant to this section in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for contracts of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or less, or 10 percent for contracts over fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) but not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). In no event shall any change or addition to the work exceed a net total addition of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(2)
(B) For contracts whose original cost exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), but does not exceed twenty-five million dollars
($25,000,000), the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), plus 5 percent of the amount of the original contract cost in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). In no event shall any change or alteration exceed two hundred ten thousand dollars ($210,000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(3)
(C) For contracts whose original cost exceeds twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so
ordered shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(4)
(D) For contracts whose original cost exceeds fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(e)
(5) By purchasing the material and letting a contract for the work or by letting a contract covering both work and material without advertising for bids when the estimated cost of emergency work necessitated by the imminence or occurrence of a landslide, flood, storm damage, or other emergency exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) and the public interest and necessity demand immediate action to safeguard life, health, or property.
(b) At the time the board of supervisors delegates authority in the manner specified in subdivision (a), the board may implement appropriate measures to prevent fraud and ensure accountability for that delegated
authority.
SEC. 3.
Section 20405 of the Public Contract Code is amended to read:20405.
(a) The board shall afford all bidders an opportunity to examine the plans, specifications, and working details, and shall award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. The board may provide by resolution that the bids be opened, examined, and declared by an officer designated in the resolution. The resolution shall require that the bids be opened at a public meeting called by the officer and that the results of the bidding be reported to the board at a subsequent regular board meeting. The notice inviting bids shall state the time and place of the public meeting and the name of the designated officer.(b) All bids for construction work shall be presented under sealed cover
and shall be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security:
(1) Cash.
(2) A cashier’s check made payable to the county.
(3) A certified check made payable to the county.
(4) A bidder’s bond executed by an admitted surety insurer, made payable to the county.
Upon an award to the lowest bidder, the security of an unsuccessful bidder shall be returned in a reasonable period of time, but in no event shall that security be held by the county beyond 60 days from the time the award is made.
(c) The person to whom the contract is awarded shall execute a
bond, approved by the board, for the faithful performance of the contract. The person shall perform the work in accordance with the plans, specifications, and working details, unless all or any of them are modified by a four-fifths vote of the members of the board. In that case, if the cost of the work is reduced by reason of the modification, the person to whom the contract is awarded shall make an allowance on the contract price to the extent of the reduction.
(d) In any county that has appointed a road commissioner pursuant to Section 2006 of the Streets and Highways Code, or in any county that has abolished the office of road commissioner and complied with Section 2006.1 of the Streets and Highways Code, the board may authorize the road commissioner, or a registered civil engineer under the direction of the county director of transportation,
to execute changes or additions to the work for any contract made pursuant to this article in an amount not to exceed:
(1) For contracts whose original cost is less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the amount of the change or addition shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(2) For contracts whose original cost is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), but less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), the amount of the change or addition shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount of the cost of the original contract.
(3) For contracts whose original cost exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), but does not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), the extra cost for any change or
addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), plus 5 percent of the amount of the cost of the original contract that is in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). In no event shall any change or addition exceed two hundred ten thousand dollars ($210,000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(4) For contracts whose original cost exceeds twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(5) For contracts whose original cost exceeds fifty million dollars
($50,000,000), the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,0000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(e) At the time the board delegates authority in the manner specified in subdivision (d), the board may implement appropriate measures to prevent fraud and ensure accountability for that delegated authority.
SEC. 4.
Section 20614 of the Public Contract Code is amended to read:20614.
(a) The board of supervisors and the board of directors of the district, if any, may, by ordinance, resolution, or board order, authorize the general manager or other district officer to order changes or additions in the work being performed under contracts made pursuant to this article in an amount not to exceed:(a)
(1) For contracts whose
original cost is less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the amount of the change or addition shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(b)
(2) For contracts whose original cost is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), but less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), the amount of the change or addition shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount of the cost of the original contract.
(c)
(3) For contracts whose original cost exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), but does not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), plus 5 percent of the amount of the cost of the original contract that is in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). In no event shall any change or addition exceed two hundred ten thousand dollars ($210,000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(d)
(4) For contracts whose original cost exceeds twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(e)
(5) For contracts whose original cost exceeds fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,0000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price
Index.
(b) At the time the board delegates authority in the manner specified in subdivision (a), the board may implement appropriate measures to prevent fraud and ensure accountability for that delegated authority.
SEC. 5.
Section 20998 of the Public Contract Code is amended to read:20998.
(a) The board of supervisors of the district may, by ordinance, resolution, or board order, authorize the chief engineer or other district officer to order changes or additions in the work being performed under contracts made pursuant to this article in an amount not to exceed:(a)
(1) For contracts whose original cost is less than
fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), the amount of the change or addition shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(b)
(2) For contracts whose original cost is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), but less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), the amount of the change or addition shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount of the cost of the original contract.
(c)
(3) For contracts whose original cost exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), but does not exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), the extra cost for any change or addition shall not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), plus 5 percent of the amount of the cost of the original contract that is in excess of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000). In no event shall any change or addition exceed two hundred ten thousand dollars ($210,000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(d)
(4) For
contracts whose original cost exceeds twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(e)
(5) For contracts whose original cost exceeds fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), the extra cost for any change or addition to the work so ordered shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,0000), adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.
(b) At the time the board delegates authority in the manner specified in subdivision (a), the board may implement appropriate measures to prevent fraud and ensure accountability for that delegated authority.
