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)
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|COMMITTEE VOTE: |7-0 |(August 15, 2008) |RECOMMENDATION: |concur |
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|Government) | | | | |
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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
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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.
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
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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 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.
Analysis Prepared by : Katie Kolitsos / L. GOV. / (916) 319-3958
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