Assembly Bill No. 2126

CHAPTER 750

An act to amend Section 6701 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

[Approved by Governor September 28, 2016. Filed with Secretary of State September 28, 2016.]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2126, Mullin. Public contracts: Construction Manager/General Contractor contracts.

Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to use the Construction Manager/General Contractor method on no more than 6 projects, and requires 4 out of the 6 projects to use department employees or consultants under contract with the department to perform all project design and engineering services, as specified. Existing law requires specified information provided to the department pursuant to these provisions to be verified under oath.

This bill would authorize the department to use this method on 12 projects and would require 8 out of the 12 projects to use department employees or consultants under contract with the department to perform all project design and engineering services. By expanding this authorization, the bill would expand the scope of the crime of perjury, thus imposing a state-mandated local program.

The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.

This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 6701 of the Public Contract Code is amended to read:

6701.  

(a) The Construction Manager/General Contractor method provided by this chapter may be used by the department, but is not limited to, when it is anticipated that it will reduce project costs or expedite project completion in a manner that is not achievable through the design-bid-build method. Notwithstanding any other law, for projects utilizing the Construction Manager/General Contractor method provided by this chapter, the department shall advertise, award, and administer the Construction Manager/General Contractor contract. The department shall not delegate the contracting authority.

(b) The department may use the Construction Manager/General Contractor method on no more than 12 projects, at least 10 of which shall have construction costs greater than ten million dollars ($10,000,000).

(c) On at least eight of the projects utilizing the Construction Manager/General Contractor method provided by this chapter, the department shall use department employees or consultants under contract with the department to perform all project design and engineering services related to design required for Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery consistent with Article XXII of the California Constitution. On all 12 projects, the department shall use department employees or consultants under contract with the department to perform all construction inspection services required for Construction Manager/General Contractor project delivery consistent with Article XXII of the California Constitution. Department resources, including personnel requirements, necessary to perform all services described in this subdivision shall be included in the department’s capital outlay support program for workload purposes in the annual Budget Act.

(d) (1) The department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature, no later than July 1 of each year during which any project using the Construction Manager/General Contractor method is ongoing, a report that describes each project and provides relevant data, including, but not limited to, the stage of completion, district, cost, description, status, and estimated time to completion.

(2) The department shall prepare and submit to the Legislature, no later than July 1 of the year after any project using the Construction Manager/General Contractor method has been completed, a report that includes, in addition to the data in paragraph (1), all of the following:

(A) Data on initial cost estimates, actual cost upon completion, and the reasons for any difference.

(B) Estimated time for completion, actual time of completion, and the reasons for any difference.

(C) The number and dollar value of any change orders for all projects completed using the Construction Manager/General Contractor method.

(e) (1) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (d) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(2) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting a report imposed under subdivision (d) is inoperative on July 1 of the year following the submission of the final report upon completion of the fourth project of the department that uses the Construction Manager/General Contractor method.

SEC. 2.  

No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.



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