California Senate Bill SB1122 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 1122INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Wright FEBRUARY 18, 2010 An act to amend Section 10507.7 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1122, as introduced, Wright. Public contracts: competitive bidding: University of California. Existing law requires the Regents of the University of California, except as provided, to let all contracts involving an expenditure of more than $50,000 annually for goods and materials be sold to the University of California to the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications, or to reject all bids. Existing law also requires contracts for services to be performed, other than personal or professional services, involving an expenditure of $50,000 or more annually to be made or entered into with the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications, or else to reject all bids. This bill would increase the amount for which the above contracts must meet lowest responsible bidder specifications to contracts involving an expenditure of more than $100,000 annually. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 10507.7 of the Public Contract Code is amended to read: 10507.7. Except as provided for in this article, the Regents of the University of California shall let all contracts involving an expenditure of more than  fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)   one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)  annually for goods and materials to be sold to the University of California to the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications, or else reject all bids. Contracts for services to be performed, other than personal or professional services, involving an expenditure of  fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)   one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)  or more annually shall be made or entered into with the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications, or else all bids shall be rejected. If the regents deem it to be for the best interest of the university, the regents may, on the refusal or failure of the successful bidder for materials, goods, or services to execute a tendered contract, award it to the second lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications. If the second lowest responsible bidder fails or refuses to execute the contract, the regents may likewise award it to the third lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications.