Public Contract Code
PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE
DIVISION 1. PURPOSE AND PRELIMINARY MATTERS (100-102)
DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS
PART 1. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS (1100-1104)
CHAPTER 1.6. ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS (1600-1601)
CHAPTER 2. RESPONSIVE BIDDERS (2000-2002)
CHAPTER 2.5. CERTIFICATION OF MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES (2050-2057)
CHAPTER 3. FORMATION
Article 3. Bidders (3300)
Article 5. Preference for Materials (3400-3410)
CHAPTER 4. SUBLETTING AND SUBCONTRACTING (4100-4114)
CHAPTER 5. RELIEF OF BIDDERS (5100-5110)
CHAPTER 6. AWARDING OF CONTRACTS (6100-6615)
CHAPTER 7. CONTRACT CLAUSES (7100-7200)
CHAPTER 9. CLAIMS AND DISPUTES (9201-9203)
PART 2. CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES
CHAPTER 1. STATE CONTRACT ACT
Article 1. Scope of Chapter and General Provisions (10100-10111)
Article 1.5. Minority and Women Business Participation
Goals for State Contracts (10115-10115.15)
Article 2. Plans and Specifications (10120-10129)
Article 3. Advertisements for Bids (10140-10141)
Article 4. Bids and Bidders (10160-10169)
Article 5. Award of Contracts (10180-10185)
Article 7. Contract Requirements (10220-10232)
Article 7.1. Resolution of Contract Claims (10240-10240.13)
Article 7.2. Public Works Contract Arbitration Committee 10245-10245.4
Article 8. Modifications; Performance; Payment (10250-10265)
Article 9. Offenses (10280-10284)
Article 10. Ineligibility to Contract (10285-10285.5)
CHAPTER 1.5. CALIFORNIA TAXPAYER AND SHAREHOLDER
PROTECTION ACT OF 2003 (10286-10286.1)
CHAPTER 2. STATE ACQUISITION OF GOODS AND SERVICES
Article 1. Definitions (10290-10290.3)
Article 2. Approval of Contracts (10295-10299)
Article 3. Competitive Bidding and Other Acquisition
Procedures (10300-10334)
Article 4. Contracts for Services (10335-10381)
Article 5.5. Federal Surplus Personal Property (10383-10383.8)
Article 6. Purchase of Federal Surplus Property (10385-10389)
Article 6.5. State Surplus Personal Property (10389.1)
Article 7.6. Recycled Oil Markets (10405-10409)
Article 8. Conflict of Interest (10410-10412)
Article 9. Remedies and Penalties (10420-10426)
Article 10. Exemptions (10430)
Article 12. Minority Business Participation (10470-10474)
CHAPTER 2.1. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COMPETITIVE BIDDING
Article 1. Construction (10500-10506)
Article 1.5. Best Value Construction Contracting Pilot
Program (10506.4-10506.9)
Article 2. Materials, Goods, and Services (10507.5-10510)
Article 2.5. Contracts with Private Architects,
Engineering, Environmental, Land
Surveying, and Construction Project
Management Firms (10510.4-10510.9)
Article 3. Real Property (10511-10513)
Article 4. Conflict of Interest (10515-10518)
Article 5. Remedies and Penalties (10520-10526)
CHAPTER 2.5. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CONTRACT LAW
Article 1. General Provisions (10700-10710)
Article 2. Plans and Specifications (10720-10726)
Article 3. Advertisement for Bids (10740-10743)
Article 4. Bids and Bidders (10760-10767)
Article 5. Award of Contracts (10780-10785)
Article 7. Contract Requirements (10820-10827)
Article 7.8. Conflict of Interest (10830-10833)
Article 8. Modifications; Performance; Payment (10840-10853)
Article 9. Offenses (10870-10874)
CHAPTER 3. ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOODS AND
SERVICES (12100-12113)
CHAPTER 3.5. ACQUISITION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS GOODS AND
SERVICES (12120-12121)
CHAPTER 3.6. THE ALTERNATIVE PROTEST PILOT PROJECT (12125-12129)
CHAPTER 4. STATE AGENCY BUY RECYCLED CAMPAIGN
Article 1. General Provisions (12153-12156)
Article 2. Recycled Paper Products (12164.5-12167.1)
Article 3. Compost and Co-compost Products (12180-12184)
Article 4. Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies (12200-12217)
CHAPTER 5. RECYCLED PRODUCT PROCUREMENT BY THE LEGISLATURE
Article 1. General Provisions (12300-12306)
Article 2. Recycled Paper Products (12310)
Article 3. Recycled Materials, Goods, and Supplies (12320)
CHAPTER 6. ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING (12400-12404)
CHAPTER 7. The Federal Laboratory Contracting Act (12500-12502)
CHAPTER 10. CLAIMS AND DISPUTES (19100-19102)
PART 3. CONTRACTING BY LOCAL AGENCIES
CHAPTER 1. LOCAL AGENCY PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION ACT
Article 1. Title (20100-20103.6)
Article 1.3. Award of Contracts (20103.8)
Article 1.5. Resolution of Construction Claims (20104-20104.6)
Article 1.7. Modifications; Performance; Payment (20104.50)
Article 1.8. Damages Related to Competitive Bidding (20104.70)
Article 2. Schools--State School Building Aid Law of 1949 (20105-20107)
Article 3. School Districts (20110-20118.4)
Article 3.5. Counties (20120-20145)
Article 3.6. Counties of 500,000 or Less Population (20150-20150.14)
Article 4. Cities (20160-20175.2)
Article 4.5. Local Agencies--Earthquake Relief (20185-20189)
Article 5. Municipal Utility Districts (20190-20192)
Article 6. Public Utility Districts (20200-20201.5)
Article 6.5. Public Utility Districts (20202.1-20207.7)
Article 6.7. Transit Districts (20209)
Article 6.8. Transit Design-Build Contracts (20209.5-20209.14)
Article 6.9. Transportation Design-Build Contracts (20209.20-20209.44)
Article 7. Transit Districts--Alameda and Contra Costa
Counties (20210-20214)
Article 7.5. Transportation Agencies (20216-20217)
Article 8. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District 20220-20229.1
Article 9. Southern California Rapid Transit District (20230-20234)
Article 10. Orange County Transit District (20240-20242)
Article 11. San Joaquin Regional Transit District (20250-20253)
Article 12. Marin County Transit District (20260-20262)
Article 13. San Diego County Transit District (20270-20274)
Article 14. Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (20280-20284)
Article 15. Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (20290-20294)
Article 16. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (20300-20306)
Article 17. Golden Empire Transit District (20310-20314)
Article 18. Sacramento Regional Transit District (20320-20324)
Article 19. San Mateo County Transit District (20330-20332)
Article 20. Transit Development Boards (20340-20342)
Article 21. North San Diego County Transit Development Board 20350-20352
Article 21.5. Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (20355-20355.7)
Article 22. Los Angeles County Transportation Commission (20360-20369)
Article 23. Fresno Metropolitan Transit District (20370-20374)
Article 24. West Bay Rapid Transit Authority (20380-20381)
Article 25. Boards of Supervisors--County Highways (20390-20397)
Article 26. Boards of Supervisors--County Bridges or Subways 20400-20409
Article 27. Legislative Bodies--Improvement Act of 1911 (20410-20464)
Article 28. Separation of Grade Districts (20470-20477)
Article 29. Public Entities--Municipal Improvement Act of
1913 (20480-20497)
Article 30. City Councils--Street Lighting Act of 1919 (20500-20507)
Article 31. City Councils--Street Lighting Act of 1931 (20510-20514)
Article 32. City Councils--Municipal Lighting Maintainence
District Act of 1927 (20520-20522)
Article 33. Joint Highway Districts (20530-20541)
Article 34. Boulevard Districts (20550-20557)
Article 35. Irrigation Districts (20560-20570)
Article 36. Water Storage Districts (20580-20590)
Article 37. County Waterworks Districts (20600-20613)
Article 38. County Drainage Districts (20620-20624)
Article 39. Levee Districts (20630-20635)
Article 40. Municipal Water Districts (20640-20645)
Article 41. Community College Districts (20650-20662)
Article 42. Public Entities--Public Work and Public
Purchases (20670-20676)
Article 43. Community Services Districts (20680-20683)
Article 43.1. Redevelopment Agencies (20688.1-20688.4)
Article 44. County Harbor Commissions (20690-20696)
Article 45. Harbor Improvement Districts (20710)
Article 46. Harbor Districts (20720-20724)
Article 47. Small Craft Harbor Districts (20730-20737)
Article 48. Port Districts (20750-20753)
Article 49. River Port Districts (20760-20764)
Article 50. Sanitation Districts (20780-20784)
Article 51. Sewer Maintenance Districts (20790-20793)
Article 52. Sanitary Districts (20800-20806)
Article 53. Fire Protection Districts (20810-20813)
Article 53.5. Recreation and Park Districts (20815-20815.5)
Article 54. Public Entities--Community Facilities Law of
1911 (20820-20826)
Article 55. Highway Lighting Districts (20830-20832.5)
Article 56. Maintenance Districts--Improvement Act of 1911 20840-20843.5
Article 57. Public Entities--Improvement Act of 1911 (20850-20874)
Article 58. Public Entities--Improvement Act of 1911 (20880-20886)
Article 59. Public Entities--Tree Planting Act of 1931 (20890-20898)
Article 60. Bridge and Highway Districts (20910-20918)
Article 60.3. Job Order Contracting (20919-20919.15)
Article 60.5. Reclamation Districts (20920-20927)
Article 60.7. Water District Contract Bids (20929)
CHAPTER 1.5. WATER DISTRICT ACTS
Article 61. Levee District No. 1 of Sutter County (20930-20931)
Article 62. Protection Districts (20940-20942)
Article 63. Drainage Districts (20950-20952)
Article 64. Levee Districts (20960-20961)
Article 65. Protection Districts (20970-20971)
Article 66. Storm Water Districts (20980-20981)
Article 67. Los Angeles County Flood Control District (20990-20997)
Article 68. Drainage Districts (21000-21013)
Article 69. Orange County Flood Control District (21020-21024)
Article 70. American River Flood Control District (21030-21031)
Article 71. Orange County Water District (21040-21045)
Article 72. Municipal Water Districts (21050-21051)
Article 73. San Bernardino County Flood Control District (21060-21061)
Article 74. Ventura County Watershed Protection District (21070-21072)
Article 75. Humboldt County Flood Control District (21080-21081)
Article 76. Riverside County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21090-21091)
Article 77. San Luis Obispo County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21100-21102)
Article 78. Santa Barbara County Water Agency (21110-21112)
Article 79. Monterey County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21120-21121)
Article 80. Sonoma County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21130-21131)
Article 81. Mendocino County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21140-21141)
Article 82. Alameda County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21150-21152)
Article 83. Santa Clara Valley Water District (21160-21162)
Article 84. Napa County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21170-21171)
Article 85. Lake County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21180-21182)
Article 86. Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21190-21191)
Article 86.5. Solano County Water Agency (21195-21196)
Article 87. Yolo County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21200-21204)
Article 88. Sacramento County Water Agency (21210-21212)
Article 89. Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District (21220-21221)
Article 90. Marin County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21230-21231)
Article 91. Contra Costa County Storm Drainage District (21240-21241)
Article 92. San Benito County Water Conservation and Flood
Control District (21250-21251)
Article 93. Del Norte County Flood Control District (21260-21261)
Article 94. Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water
Conservation Districts (21270-21271)
Article 95. Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21280-21297)
Article 96. San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21310-21311)
Article 97. Placer County Water Agency (21320-21322)
Article 98. Tehama County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21330-21331)
Article 99. Shasta County Water Agency (21340-21341)
Article 100. Yuba County Water Agency (21350-21351)
Article 101. Mariposa County Water Agency (21360-21361)
Article 102. Sutter County Water Agency (21370-21371)
Article 103. San Mateo County Flood Control District (21380-21381)
Article 104. Plumas County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21390-21391)
Article 105. Siskiyou County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21400-21401)
Article 106. Nevada County Water Agency (21410-21411)
Article 107. Sierra County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21420-21421)
Article 108. Lassen-Modoc County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21430-21431)
Article 109. Yuba-Bear River Basin Authority (21440-21441)
Article 110. Amador County Water Agency (21450-21451)
Article 111. El Dorado County Water Agency (21460-21461)
Article 112. Mojave Water Agency (21470-21472)
Article 113. Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency (21480-21482)
Article 114. Kern County Water Agency (21490-21492)
Article 115. Desert Water Agency (21500-21501)
Article 116. San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency (21510-21511)
Article 117. Alpine County Water Agency (21520-21521)
Article 118. Castaic Lake Water Agency (21530-21531)
Article 119. Crestline-Lake Arrowhead Water Agency (21540-21541)
Article 120. San Diego County Flood Control District (21550-21552)
Article 121. Metropolitan Water District (21560-21567)
Article 122. Madera County Flood Control and Water
Conservation Agency (21570-21572)
Article 123. Tulare County Flood Control District (21580-21581)
Article 124. Bighorn Mountains Water Agency (21590-21591)
Article 125. Tuolumne County Water Agency (21600-21601)
Article 126. Tahoe-Truckee Sanitation Agency (21610-21618)
Article 127. Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (21620-21624)
Article 128. Merced County Flood Control District (21630-21631)
Article 129. Colusa County Flood Control and Water
Conservation District (21640-21641)
CHAPTER 2. BIDDING ON PUBLIC CONTRACTS
Article 1. Legislative Intent and Definitions (22000-22003)
Article 2. California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting
Commission (22010-22020)
Article 3. Public Projects: Alternative Procedure (22030-22045)
CHAPTER 2.5. EMERGENCY CONTRACTING PROCEDURES (22050)
CHAPTER 3. ACQUISITION OF ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING (22101-22109)
CHAPTER 3.5. RECYCLED PRODUCT PROCUREMENT MANDATES
PERTAINING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (22150-22154)
PART 4. ARBITRATION OF PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT CLAIMS (22200-22201)
PART 5. WITHHELD CONTRACT FUNDS (22300)
PART 5.5. THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM VENDOR COMPLIANCE AND
INFORMATION PRACTICES POLICY (22350-22355)
