Bill Text: CA SB600 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Public contracts: school districts: bidding requirements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-08-25 - Set, second hearing. Held in committee and under submission. [SB600 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SB600-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 600	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Rubio

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2011

   An act to amend Section 20111.5 of the Public Contract Code,
relating to public contracts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 600, as introduced, Rubio. Public contracts: school districts:
bidding requirements.
   Under existing law, the governing board of a school district may
require each prospective bidder for specified contracts to submit a
standardized questionnaire and financial statement, including
information relating to financial ability and experience in
performing public works. Existing law further requires a school
district requiring the above information to adopt and apply a uniform
system of rating bidders on the basis of the completed
questionnaires and financial statements, as specified to rate bidders
to determine the size of contract for which the bidder is qualified.

   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this
provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 20111.5 of the Public Contract Code is amended
to read:
   20111.5.  (a) The governing board of the district may require that
each prospective bidder for a contract, as described under Section
20111, complete and submit to the district a standardized
questionnaire and financial statement in a form specified by the
district, including a complete statement of the prospective bidder's
financial ability and experience in performing public works. The
questionnaire and financial statement shall be verified under oath by
the bidder in the manner in which civil pleadings in civil actions
are verified. The questionnaires and financial statements shall not
be public records and shall not be open to public inspection.
   (b) Any school district requiring prospective bidders to complete
and submit questionnaires and financial statements, as described in
subdivision (a), shall adopt and apply a uniform system of rating
bidders on the basis of the completed questionnaires and financial
statements, in order to determine the size of the contracts upon
which each bidder shall be deemed qualified to bid.
   (c) Each prospective bidder on any contract described under
Section 20111 shall be furnished by the school district letting the
contract with a standardized proposal form that, when completed and
executed, shall be submitted as his or her bid. Bids not presented on
the forms so furnished shall be disregarded.
   (d) A proposal form required pursuant to subdivision (c) shall not
be accepted from any person or other entity  who 
 that  is required to submit a completed questionnaire and
financial statement for prequalification pursuant to subdivision (a),
but has not done so at least five days prior to the date fixed for
the public opening of sealed bids or has not been prequalified,
pursuant to subdivision (b), for at least one day prior to that date.

   (e) Notwithstanding subdivision (d), any school district may
establish a process for prequalifying prospective bidders pursuant to
this section on a quarterly basis and may authorize that
prequalification to be considered valid for up to one calendar year
following the date of initial prequalification.