BILL NUMBER: AB 2728	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Perea

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to add Section 10170 to the Public Contract Code, relating
to public contracts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2728, as introduced, Perea. Public contracts: public works:
bids.
   The State Contract Act provides a bidding process for public works
projects, including the erection, construction, alteration, repair,
or improvement of any state structure, building, road, or other state
improvement of any kind that will exceed a total cost calculated, as
provided, and generally requires a contract to be awarded based on
best value or lowest responsible bid.
   This bill would revise the calculation of the bid price, by
excluding from that price, amounts equal to the sum of sales tax
reimbursement and use tax.
   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 10170 is added to the Public Contract Code, to
read:
   10170.  For purposes of awarding a contract to the lowest
responsible bidder under this chapter, the bid price shall be reduced
by the amount equal to the sum of sales tax reimbursement and use
tax imposed by Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of
the Revenue and Taxation Code.