BILL ANALYSIS
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 117 (Beall)
As Amended July 7, 2008
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: | |(June 4, 2007) |SENATE: |34-2 |(August 5, |
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(vote not relevant)
Original Committee Reference: TRANS.
SUMMARY : Revises the procurement requirements for the purchase
of supplies, equipment, and materials by the Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority (SCVTA), the Alameda-Contra Costa
Transit District (AC Transit), the San Mateo County Transit
District (SAMTRAN), and the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and
Transportation District (GG District).
The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill,
and instead:
1)Increase, from $25,000 to $100,000, the expenditure threshold
that requires SCVTA, AC Transit, and SAMTRAN to contract for
purchasing supplies, equipment, or materials.
2)Authorize, at the discretion of SCVTA, AC Transit, SAMTRAN, or
GG District, to let a contract to either the lowest bidder or
the responsible bidder who submitted a proposal that provides
"best value," defined as the overall combination of quality,
price, and other elements of a proposal that, when considered
together, provide the greatest overall benefit in response to
the bid solicitation documents.
3)Require SCVTA, AC Transit, and SAMTRAN to obtain a minimum of
three quotations, either written or oral, that permit price
comparison for contracts with a value of $2,500 to $100,000,
and requires the GG District to do this to the extent
practicable.
4)Increase, from $50,000 to $100,000, the contract amount the
general manager of SAMTRAN can approve on behalf of the
SAMTRAN board and requires notification to the SAMTRAN board,
as specified.
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5)Remove state-mandated costs.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Requires, for SCVTA, AC Transit, and SAMTRAN, that the
purchase of all supplies, equipment, and materials, when the
expenditure required exceeds $25,000, be by contract let to
the lowest responsible bidder.
2)Specifies that when the expenditure exceeds $10,000 for the
construction of facilities and works, AC Transit shall enter
into contract let to the lowest responsible bidder.
3)States that SAMTRAN's contracts for the purchase of supplies,
equipment, and materials in excess of $25,000 shall be awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding,
except in an emergency declared by the vote of seven members
of the SAMTRAN board.
4)Provides that when the contract is for less than $50,000, the
SAMTRAN board may authorize the general manager to act for the
SAMTRAN board.
5)States that all contracts in excess of $20,000 for equipment,
supplies, or materials, entered into by the GG District must
be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill authorized Santa Clara
County to collect an additional $2 penalty assessment for every
$10 in base fines for certain violations, for purposes of
funding local traffic safety programs.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS : This bill affords similar procurement options to
SCVTA, AC Transit, SAMTRAN, and the GG District as those that
were provided to the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) and
the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LAMTA)
with the passage of SB 1687 (Murray), Chapter 814, Statutes of
2006.
For contracts with a value of less than $100,000, this bill
would not authorize sole source procurement of supplies,
equipment, and materials. The bill does establish a less
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formal, but still competitive process for the procurement of
relatively small contracts. This process would result in
moderate cost savings due to decreased advertising,
reprographics, and staff costs for these smaller contracts.
The provisions of this bill have not been heard in an Assembly
policy committee this legislative session.
Analysis Prepared by : Katie Kolitsos / L. GOV. / (916)
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