AB 1857, as introduced, Frazier. Department of Transportation: vehicle and equipment procurement.
Existing law generally requires public contracts to be awarded by competitive bidding pursuant to procedures set forth in the Public Contract Code, subject to certain exceptions.
Until January 1, 2019, this bill would authorize the Department of Transportation to purchase and equip heavy mobile fleet vehicles and special equipment by means of best value procurement, as defined, subject to an annual limitation of $20,000,000. The bill would require the department to report to the Legislature with regard to this process, as specified.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 140.2 is added to the Streets and
2Highways Code, to read:
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, except Section
413332.09 of the Government Code, the department may purchase
5and equip heavy mobile fleet vehicles and special equipment by
P2 1means of best value procurement. As used in this section, “best
2value procurement” means a method of selecting a proposal based
3on an evaluation of the following factors in addition to price:
4 (1) Total cost of ownership, including warranty, under which
5all repair costs are borne solely by the warranty provider, repair
6costs, maintenance costs, fuel consumption, and salvage value.
7(2) Product performance, productivity, and safety standards.
8(3) The supplier’s ability to perform to the contract requirements.
9(4) Environmental benefits, including reduction of greenhouse
10gas emissions, reduction of air pollutant emissions, or reduction
11of toxic or hazardous materials.
12(b) In addition to disclosure of the minimum requirements for
13qualification, the solicitation document provided to a prospective
14bidder shall specify that one or more of the factors described in
15subdivision (a), as applicable to the bidder’s product, shall be given
16a weighted value. The department shall then utilize a scoring
17method based on those factors and price in determining the
18successful bid.
19(c) Best value procurements shall be limited to twenty million
20dollars ($20,000,000) annually.
21(d) On or before October 1, 2018, the
department shall submit
22a report to the Legislature that includes an evaluation of the best
23value procurement bidding process.
24(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2019,
25and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that
26is enacted before January 1, 2019, deletes or extends that date.
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