Public contracts: county-owned buildings.
- Increases the no-bid repair contract limit from $50,000 to $125,000 for counties with over 9 million residents.
- Exempts Los Angeles County from competitive bidding requirements for smaller building repair projects.
- Streamlines the contracting process for maintaining critical public facilities in Los Angeles County.
- Applies exclusively to alterations and repairs of county-owned buildings.
Senator Archuleta's legislation modifies public contracting requirements for California's most populous counties, creating a new exemption threshold for alterations and repairs to county-owned buildings. Under the measure, counties with populations of 9 million or more may conduct repair work without competitive bidding for projects under $125,000, compared to the existing $50,000 threshold that applies to counties with populations over 2 million.
The bill establishes specific parameters for Los Angeles County, which the legislative findings identify as spanning over 4,000 square miles with nearly 10 million residents. The measure maintains the current $50,000 threshold for counties with populations between 2 million and 9 million, while adding a provision that the higher threshold cannot apply if amounts described in Public Contract Code Section 22032(a) reach or exceed $125,000.
These modifications to the Local Agency Public Construction Act reflect Los Angeles County's distinct scale and infrastructure demands. The county encompasses more than a quarter of California's population and maintains facilities across its extensive geographic territory, factors the bill's authors cite as necessitating specialized contracting provisions through a special statute.
 Bob ArchuletaD Senator | Bill Author |  Not Contacted |
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Introduced By
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 0 | 4 | 79 | PASS |
- Increases the no-bid repair contract limit from $50,000 to $125,000 for counties with over 9 million residents.
- Exempts Los Angeles County from competitive bidding requirements for smaller building repair projects.
- Streamlines the contracting process for maintaining critical public facilities in Los Angeles County.
- Applies exclusively to alterations and repairs of county-owned buildings.
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Introduced By
Senator Archuleta's legislation modifies public contracting requirements for California's most populous counties, creating a new exemption threshold for alterations and repairs to county-owned buildings. Under the measure, counties with populations of 9 million or more may conduct repair work without competitive bidding for projects under $125,000, compared to the existing $50,000 threshold that applies to counties with populations over 2 million.
The bill establishes specific parameters for Los Angeles County, which the legislative findings identify as spanning over 4,000 square miles with nearly 10 million residents. The measure maintains the current $50,000 threshold for counties with populations between 2 million and 9 million, while adding a provision that the higher threshold cannot apply if amounts described in Public Contract Code Section 22032(a) reach or exceed $125,000.
These modifications to the Local Agency Public Construction Act reflect Los Angeles County's distinct scale and infrastructure demands. The county encompasses more than a quarter of California's population and maintains facilities across its extensive geographic territory, factors the bill's authors cite as necessitating specialized contracting provisions through a special statute.
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 0 | 4 | 79 | PASS |
Bob ArchuletaD Senator | Bill Author | Not Contacted |