Amended IN Senate May 27, 2022 Amended IN Assembly May 03, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1037Introduced by Assembly Member Grayson(Coauthor: Assembly Member Patterson)February 18, 2021 An act to add Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 14849) to Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of and repeal Section 14111 of the Government Code, relating to infrastructure. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1037, as amended, Grayson. Infrastructure construction: digital construction management technologies.Existing law, the Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act, establishes the Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank and authorizes it to, among other things, issue bonds, make loans, and provide other financial assistance to various types of projects that constitute economic development facilities or public development facilities.Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to develop the full potential of all resources and opportunities that are now, and may become, available to the state for meeting Californias transportation needs and to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain those transportation systems that the Legislature has made, or may make, the responsibility of the department.This bill would require the Department of General Services department to develop guidance, policies, and procedures an implementation plan for the use and integration and development of digital construction technologies management technologies, as defined, for use on a civil transportation infrastructure project, as defined, that is developed by specified state entities and has a state project cost of greater than $50,000,000. projects. The bill would require the guidance, policies, and procedures to be published in the State Administrative Manual and the State Contracting Manual, as appropriate, by January 1, 2023. implementation plan to include specified milestone goals, including that the department will begin using digital construction management technologies through construction by July 1, 2027. The bill would require the guidance, policies, and procedures to include, among other things, the method for a state department to implement a requirement that a bid or proposal for a civil infrastructure project contract include a digital construction management plan, as specified. the department to prepare an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2028, as specified. The bill would also require the department to present the implementation plan to the California Transportation Commission within 30 days of completion, and to provide specified biannual updates beginning July 1, 2024. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2032.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a)According to the Legislative Analysts Office budget outlook, the budget for the 202122 fiscal year is expected to have a windfall, but it is also expected to see an operating deficit growing to around seventeen billion dollars ($17,000,000,000) by the 202425 fiscal year.(b)(a) According to the 2021 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, the states investments in infrastructure can be leveraged to create jobs that contribute to expediting Californias economic recovery.(c)(b) According to the 2021 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, building resilience into decisions related to both built and natural infrastructure is critical to Californias future and will require strategic investments in the states capital assets and natural systems.(d)(c) As the state distributes federal infrastructure funding or leverages state funds for new civil transportation infrastructure projects in an effort to climb out of the COVID-19-induced recession, it should seek to maximize the value of taxpayer dollars and drive the best possible value for its investments.(e)(d) Digital construction management technologies empower governments and asset owners to accelerate civil transportation infrastructure project delivery time, reduce cost and waste, develop more sustainable infrastructure, cost, improve worker safety, and enable remote work, and enhance resiliency. work.(f)(e) According to the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, digital construction management technologies have been successfully utilized by various state departments of transportation, including those in Michigan, Minnesota, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Iowa. The Michigan Department of Transportation has saved approximately twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) in added efficiencies and 6,000,000 pieces of paper annually by using electronic document storage for its one-billion-dollar ($1,000,000,000) construction programs, while reducing its average contract modification processing time from 30 days to 3 days.(g)California government departments responsible for developing infrastructure projects have implemented these tools, but have done so inconsistently across projects and agencies, without standards or uniform policies.(h)The lack of uniformity can lead to incomplete and inaccurate contract records and missing information from completed projects, including from contractors, that could assist in the development of future projects, as well as maintenance and operations.(i)(f) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the use of digital construction management technologies on civil transportation infrastructure projects within California to reduce delivery time, reduce cost and waste, cost, develop more sustainable infrastructure, improve worker safety, and enable remote work, and enhance resiliency. work.SEC. 2.Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 14849) is added to Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:6.6.Digital Construction Technologies for Infrastructure Projects14849.SEC. 2. Section 14111 is added to the Government Code, to read:14111. (a) (1) The Department of General Services department shall develop guidance, policies, and procedures an implementation plan for the use and integration and development of digital construction management technologies for use on a civil transportation infrastructure project. The guidance, policies, and procedures implementation guide shall include a timeline of the development of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies from preconstruction to asset life cycle. cycle and a description of any metrics or data necessary to quantify the benefits of using this technology.(2) The guidance, policies, and procedures shall be published in the State Administrative Manual and the State Contracting Manual, as appropriate, department shall post the implementation plan on its internet website by January 1, 2023. 2024.(3)Among other considerations, the guidance shall include the method for a state department identified in subdivision (b) to implement the requirement that a bid or proposal for a civil infrastructure project contract include a digital construction management plan that describes how the bidder, if successful, would utilize digital construction management technology to significantly reduce project cost, improve project delivery times, or increase project quality.(b) (1) The goal of the implementation plan is to begin using digital construction management technologies on transportation infrastructure projects, when deemed appropriate by the department, by July 1, 2027.(2) The implementation plan shall include the following milestone goals:(A) Development and posting on the departments internet website of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies by January 1, 2025.(B) Begin using digital construction management technologies during the predevelopment stage of project development by July 1, 2025.(C) Begin using digital construction management technologies through final design of project development by January 1, 2026.(D) Begin using digital construction management technologies through construction by July 1, 2027.(b)(c) This chapter section shall only apply to a civil transportation infrastructure project developed by an entity listed in subdivision (c) with a state project cost of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) or more. projects planned, programmed, designed, built, or managed by the department.(1)The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.(2)The Department of General Services.(3)The Department of Parks and Recreation.(4)The Department of Transportation.(5)The Department of Water Resources.(6)The High-Speed Rail Authority.(7)The Military Department.(d)Pursuant to Section 14615.1, the development of guidance, policies, and procedures developed by the department under this section shall be exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400), and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500)).(d) (1) The department shall prepare an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2028, both of which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The status of the implementation of digital construction management technologies.(B) Relevant details of any projects using or planning to use digital construction management technologies.(C) Expected or actual quantifiable benefits from the use of digital construction management technologies as identified by the department pursuant to its implementation plan.(2) The department shall post the reports to the departments internet website.(e) (1) The department shall present the implementation plan to the California Transportation Commission within 30 days of completion.(2) Beginning on July 1, 2024, the department shall provide biannual updates to the commission on January 1 and July 1 of each year on the implementation of the plan as well as the departments progress in achieving the goals described in subdivision (b).(e)(f) For purposes of this chapter: (1) Digital section, digital construction management technologies means cloud-based mobile platforms used on construction sites by owners and contractors for the collection and organization of and managed accessibility to, accurate data and information related to a construction project, including for project site preparation, field execution, construction project management, document management, coordination and collaboration among stakeholders, reducing the embodied carbon of construction materials, inspection, and commissioning and handover to owner.(2)Civil infrastructure means structures and equipment constructed and managed by a governmental agency and that are integral to the operation of transportation structures, easements, rights-of-way, and other forms of interest in roadways and water conveyances. Civil infrastructure includes airports, ports, roads, highways, bridges, water, stormwater systems, and rail and transit.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed.
Amended IN Senate May 27, 2022 Amended IN Assembly May 03, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1037Introduced by Assembly Member Grayson(Coauthor: Assembly Member Patterson)February 18, 2021 An act to add Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 14849) to Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of and repeal Section 14111 of the Government Code, relating to infrastructure. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1037, as amended, Grayson. Infrastructure construction: digital construction management technologies.Existing law, the Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act, establishes the Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank and authorizes it to, among other things, issue bonds, make loans, and provide other financial assistance to various types of projects that constitute economic development facilities or public development facilities.Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to develop the full potential of all resources and opportunities that are now, and may become, available to the state for meeting Californias transportation needs and to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain those transportation systems that the Legislature has made, or may make, the responsibility of the department.This bill would require the Department of General Services department to develop guidance, policies, and procedures an implementation plan for the use and integration and development of digital construction technologies management technologies, as defined, for use on a civil transportation infrastructure project, as defined, that is developed by specified state entities and has a state project cost of greater than $50,000,000. projects. The bill would require the guidance, policies, and procedures to be published in the State Administrative Manual and the State Contracting Manual, as appropriate, by January 1, 2023. implementation plan to include specified milestone goals, including that the department will begin using digital construction management technologies through construction by July 1, 2027. The bill would require the guidance, policies, and procedures to include, among other things, the method for a state department to implement a requirement that a bid or proposal for a civil infrastructure project contract include a digital construction management plan, as specified. the department to prepare an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2028, as specified. The bill would also require the department to present the implementation plan to the California Transportation Commission within 30 days of completion, and to provide specified biannual updates beginning July 1, 2024. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2032.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate May 27, 2022 Amended IN Assembly May 03, 2021 Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2021
Amended IN Senate May 27, 2022
Amended IN Assembly May 03, 2021
Amended IN Assembly April 20, 2021
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1037
Introduced by Assembly Member Grayson(Coauthor: Assembly Member Patterson)February 18, 2021
Introduced by Assembly Member Grayson(Coauthor: Assembly Member Patterson)
February 18, 2021
An act to add Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 14849) to Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of and repeal Section 14111 of the Government Code, relating to infrastructure.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1037, as amended, Grayson. Infrastructure construction: digital construction management technologies.
Existing law, the Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act, establishes the Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank and authorizes it to, among other things, issue bonds, make loans, and provide other financial assistance to various types of projects that constitute economic development facilities or public development facilities.Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to develop the full potential of all resources and opportunities that are now, and may become, available to the state for meeting Californias transportation needs and to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain those transportation systems that the Legislature has made, or may make, the responsibility of the department.This bill would require the Department of General Services department to develop guidance, policies, and procedures an implementation plan for the use and integration and development of digital construction technologies management technologies, as defined, for use on a civil transportation infrastructure project, as defined, that is developed by specified state entities and has a state project cost of greater than $50,000,000. projects. The bill would require the guidance, policies, and procedures to be published in the State Administrative Manual and the State Contracting Manual, as appropriate, by January 1, 2023. implementation plan to include specified milestone goals, including that the department will begin using digital construction management technologies through construction by July 1, 2027. The bill would require the guidance, policies, and procedures to include, among other things, the method for a state department to implement a requirement that a bid or proposal for a civil infrastructure project contract include a digital construction management plan, as specified. the department to prepare an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2028, as specified. The bill would also require the department to present the implementation plan to the California Transportation Commission within 30 days of completion, and to provide specified biannual updates beginning July 1, 2024. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2032.
Existing law, the Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank Act, establishes the Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank and authorizes it to, among other things, issue bonds, make loans, and provide other financial assistance to various types of projects that constitute economic development facilities or public development facilities.
Existing law authorizes the Department of Transportation to develop the full potential of all resources and opportunities that are now, and may become, available to the state for meeting Californias transportation needs and to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain those transportation systems that the Legislature has made, or may make, the responsibility of the department.
This bill would require the Department of General Services department to develop guidance, policies, and procedures an implementation plan for the use and integration and development of digital construction technologies management technologies, as defined, for use on a civil transportation infrastructure project, as defined, that is developed by specified state entities and has a state project cost of greater than $50,000,000. projects. The bill would require the guidance, policies, and procedures to be published in the State Administrative Manual and the State Contracting Manual, as appropriate, by January 1, 2023. implementation plan to include specified milestone goals, including that the department will begin using digital construction management technologies through construction by July 1, 2027. The bill would require the guidance, policies, and procedures to include, among other things, the method for a state department to implement a requirement that a bid or proposal for a civil infrastructure project contract include a digital construction management plan, as specified. the department to prepare an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2028, as specified. The bill would also require the department to present the implementation plan to the California Transportation Commission within 30 days of completion, and to provide specified biannual updates beginning July 1, 2024. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2032.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a)According to the Legislative Analysts Office budget outlook, the budget for the 202122 fiscal year is expected to have a windfall, but it is also expected to see an operating deficit growing to around seventeen billion dollars ($17,000,000,000) by the 202425 fiscal year.(b)(a) According to the 2021 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, the states investments in infrastructure can be leveraged to create jobs that contribute to expediting Californias economic recovery.(c)(b) According to the 2021 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, building resilience into decisions related to both built and natural infrastructure is critical to Californias future and will require strategic investments in the states capital assets and natural systems.(d)(c) As the state distributes federal infrastructure funding or leverages state funds for new civil transportation infrastructure projects in an effort to climb out of the COVID-19-induced recession, it should seek to maximize the value of taxpayer dollars and drive the best possible value for its investments.(e)(d) Digital construction management technologies empower governments and asset owners to accelerate civil transportation infrastructure project delivery time, reduce cost and waste, develop more sustainable infrastructure, cost, improve worker safety, and enable remote work, and enhance resiliency. work.(f)(e) According to the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, digital construction management technologies have been successfully utilized by various state departments of transportation, including those in Michigan, Minnesota, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Iowa. The Michigan Department of Transportation has saved approximately twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) in added efficiencies and 6,000,000 pieces of paper annually by using electronic document storage for its one-billion-dollar ($1,000,000,000) construction programs, while reducing its average contract modification processing time from 30 days to 3 days.(g)California government departments responsible for developing infrastructure projects have implemented these tools, but have done so inconsistently across projects and agencies, without standards or uniform policies.(h)The lack of uniformity can lead to incomplete and inaccurate contract records and missing information from completed projects, including from contractors, that could assist in the development of future projects, as well as maintenance and operations.(i)(f) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the use of digital construction management technologies on civil transportation infrastructure projects within California to reduce delivery time, reduce cost and waste, cost, develop more sustainable infrastructure, improve worker safety, and enable remote work, and enhance resiliency. work.SEC. 2.Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 14849) is added to Part 5.5 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:6.6.Digital Construction Technologies for Infrastructure Projects14849.SEC. 2. Section 14111 is added to the Government Code, to read:14111. (a) (1) The Department of General Services department shall develop guidance, policies, and procedures an implementation plan for the use and integration and development of digital construction management technologies for use on a civil transportation infrastructure project. The guidance, policies, and procedures implementation guide shall include a timeline of the development of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies from preconstruction to asset life cycle. cycle and a description of any metrics or data necessary to quantify the benefits of using this technology.(2) The guidance, policies, and procedures shall be published in the State Administrative Manual and the State Contracting Manual, as appropriate, department shall post the implementation plan on its internet website by January 1, 2023. 2024.(3)Among other considerations, the guidance shall include the method for a state department identified in subdivision (b) to implement the requirement that a bid or proposal for a civil infrastructure project contract include a digital construction management plan that describes how the bidder, if successful, would utilize digital construction management technology to significantly reduce project cost, improve project delivery times, or increase project quality.(b) (1) The goal of the implementation plan is to begin using digital construction management technologies on transportation infrastructure projects, when deemed appropriate by the department, by July 1, 2027.(2) The implementation plan shall include the following milestone goals:(A) Development and posting on the departments internet website of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies by January 1, 2025.(B) Begin using digital construction management technologies during the predevelopment stage of project development by July 1, 2025.(C) Begin using digital construction management technologies through final design of project development by January 1, 2026.(D) Begin using digital construction management technologies through construction by July 1, 2027.(b)(c) This chapter section shall only apply to a civil transportation infrastructure project developed by an entity listed in subdivision (c) with a state project cost of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) or more. projects planned, programmed, designed, built, or managed by the department.(1)The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.(2)The Department of General Services.(3)The Department of Parks and Recreation.(4)The Department of Transportation.(5)The Department of Water Resources.(6)The High-Speed Rail Authority.(7)The Military Department.(d)Pursuant to Section 14615.1, the development of guidance, policies, and procedures developed by the department under this section shall be exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400), and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500)).(d) (1) The department shall prepare an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2028, both of which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The status of the implementation of digital construction management technologies.(B) Relevant details of any projects using or planning to use digital construction management technologies.(C) Expected or actual quantifiable benefits from the use of digital construction management technologies as identified by the department pursuant to its implementation plan.(2) The department shall post the reports to the departments internet website.(e) (1) The department shall present the implementation plan to the California Transportation Commission within 30 days of completion.(2) Beginning on July 1, 2024, the department shall provide biannual updates to the commission on January 1 and July 1 of each year on the implementation of the plan as well as the departments progress in achieving the goals described in subdivision (b).(e)(f) For purposes of this chapter: (1) Digital section, digital construction management technologies means cloud-based mobile platforms used on construction sites by owners and contractors for the collection and organization of and managed accessibility to, accurate data and information related to a construction project, including for project site preparation, field execution, construction project management, document management, coordination and collaboration among stakeholders, reducing the embodied carbon of construction materials, inspection, and commissioning and handover to owner.(2)Civil infrastructure means structures and equipment constructed and managed by a governmental agency and that are integral to the operation of transportation structures, easements, rights-of-way, and other forms of interest in roadways and water conveyances. Civil infrastructure includes airports, ports, roads, highways, bridges, water, stormwater systems, and rail and transit.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a)According to the Legislative Analysts Office budget outlook, the budget for the 202122 fiscal year is expected to have a windfall, but it is also expected to see an operating deficit growing to around seventeen billion dollars ($17,000,000,000) by the 202425 fiscal year.(b)(a) According to the 2021 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, the states investments in infrastructure can be leveraged to create jobs that contribute to expediting Californias economic recovery.(c)(b) According to the 2021 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, building resilience into decisions related to both built and natural infrastructure is critical to Californias future and will require strategic investments in the states capital assets and natural systems.(d)(c) As the state distributes federal infrastructure funding or leverages state funds for new civil transportation infrastructure projects in an effort to climb out of the COVID-19-induced recession, it should seek to maximize the value of taxpayer dollars and drive the best possible value for its investments.(e)(d) Digital construction management technologies empower governments and asset owners to accelerate civil transportation infrastructure project delivery time, reduce cost and waste, develop more sustainable infrastructure, cost, improve worker safety, and enable remote work, and enhance resiliency. work.(f)(e) According to the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, digital construction management technologies have been successfully utilized by various state departments of transportation, including those in Michigan, Minnesota, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Iowa. The Michigan Department of Transportation has saved approximately twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) in added efficiencies and 6,000,000 pieces of paper annually by using electronic document storage for its one-billion-dollar ($1,000,000,000) construction programs, while reducing its average contract modification processing time from 30 days to 3 days.(g)California government departments responsible for developing infrastructure projects have implemented these tools, but have done so inconsistently across projects and agencies, without standards or uniform policies.(h)The lack of uniformity can lead to incomplete and inaccurate contract records and missing information from completed projects, including from contractors, that could assist in the development of future projects, as well as maintenance and operations.(i)(f) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the use of digital construction management technologies on civil transportation infrastructure projects within California to reduce delivery time, reduce cost and waste, cost, develop more sustainable infrastructure, improve worker safety, and enable remote work, and enhance resiliency. work.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a)According to the Legislative Analysts Office budget outlook, the budget for the 202122 fiscal year is expected to have a windfall, but it is also expected to see an operating deficit growing to around seventeen billion dollars ($17,000,000,000) by the 202425 fiscal year.(b)(a) According to the 2021 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, the states investments in infrastructure can be leveraged to create jobs that contribute to expediting Californias economic recovery.(c)(b) According to the 2021 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, building resilience into decisions related to both built and natural infrastructure is critical to Californias future and will require strategic investments in the states capital assets and natural systems.(d)(c) As the state distributes federal infrastructure funding or leverages state funds for new civil transportation infrastructure projects in an effort to climb out of the COVID-19-induced recession, it should seek to maximize the value of taxpayer dollars and drive the best possible value for its investments.(e)(d) Digital construction management technologies empower governments and asset owners to accelerate civil transportation infrastructure project delivery time, reduce cost and waste, develop more sustainable infrastructure, cost, improve worker safety, and enable remote work, and enhance resiliency. work.(f)(e) According to the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, digital construction management technologies have been successfully utilized by various state departments of transportation, including those in Michigan, Minnesota, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Iowa. The Michigan Department of Transportation has saved approximately twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) in added efficiencies and 6,000,000 pieces of paper annually by using electronic document storage for its one-billion-dollar ($1,000,000,000) construction programs, while reducing its average contract modification processing time from 30 days to 3 days.(g)California government departments responsible for developing infrastructure projects have implemented these tools, but have done so inconsistently across projects and agencies, without standards or uniform policies.(h)The lack of uniformity can lead to incomplete and inaccurate contract records and missing information from completed projects, including from contractors, that could assist in the development of future projects, as well as maintenance and operations.(i)(f) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the use of digital construction management technologies on civil transportation infrastructure projects within California to reduce delivery time, reduce cost and waste, cost, develop more sustainable infrastructure, improve worker safety, and enable remote work, and enhance resiliency. work.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a)According to the Legislative Analysts Office budget outlook, the budget for the 202122 fiscal year is expected to have a windfall, but it is also expected to see an operating deficit growing to around seventeen billion dollars ($17,000,000,000) by the 202425 fiscal year.
(b)
(a) According to the 2021 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, the states investments in infrastructure can be leveraged to create jobs that contribute to expediting Californias economic recovery.
(c)
(b) According to the 2021 Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, building resilience into decisions related to both built and natural infrastructure is critical to Californias future and will require strategic investments in the states capital assets and natural systems.
(d)
(c) As the state distributes federal infrastructure funding or leverages state funds for new civil transportation infrastructure projects in an effort to climb out of the COVID-19-induced recession, it should seek to maximize the value of taxpayer dollars and drive the best possible value for its investments.
(e)
(d) Digital construction management technologies empower governments and asset owners to accelerate civil transportation infrastructure project delivery time, reduce cost and waste, develop more sustainable infrastructure, cost, improve worker safety, and enable remote work, and enhance resiliency. work.
(f)
(e) According to the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, digital construction management technologies have been successfully utilized by various state departments of transportation, including those in Michigan, Minnesota, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Iowa. The Michigan Department of Transportation has saved approximately twelve million dollars ($12,000,000) in added efficiencies and 6,000,000 pieces of paper annually by using electronic document storage for its one-billion-dollar ($1,000,000,000) construction programs, while reducing its average contract modification processing time from 30 days to 3 days.
(g)California government departments responsible for developing infrastructure projects have implemented these tools, but have done so inconsistently across projects and agencies, without standards or uniform policies.
(h)The lack of uniformity can lead to incomplete and inaccurate contract records and missing information from completed projects, including from contractors, that could assist in the development of future projects, as well as maintenance and operations.
(i)
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature to promote the use of digital construction management technologies on civil transportation infrastructure projects within California to reduce delivery time, reduce cost and waste, cost, develop more sustainable infrastructure, improve worker safety, and enable remote work, and enhance resiliency. work.
SEC. 2. Section 14111 is added to the Government Code, to read:14111. (a) (1) The Department of General Services department shall develop guidance, policies, and procedures an implementation plan for the use and integration and development of digital construction management technologies for use on a civil transportation infrastructure project. The guidance, policies, and procedures implementation guide shall include a timeline of the development of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies from preconstruction to asset life cycle. cycle and a description of any metrics or data necessary to quantify the benefits of using this technology.(2) The guidance, policies, and procedures shall be published in the State Administrative Manual and the State Contracting Manual, as appropriate, department shall post the implementation plan on its internet website by January 1, 2023. 2024.(3)Among other considerations, the guidance shall include the method for a state department identified in subdivision (b) to implement the requirement that a bid or proposal for a civil infrastructure project contract include a digital construction management plan that describes how the bidder, if successful, would utilize digital construction management technology to significantly reduce project cost, improve project delivery times, or increase project quality.(b) (1) The goal of the implementation plan is to begin using digital construction management technologies on transportation infrastructure projects, when deemed appropriate by the department, by July 1, 2027.(2) The implementation plan shall include the following milestone goals:(A) Development and posting on the departments internet website of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies by January 1, 2025.(B) Begin using digital construction management technologies during the predevelopment stage of project development by July 1, 2025.(C) Begin using digital construction management technologies through final design of project development by January 1, 2026.(D) Begin using digital construction management technologies through construction by July 1, 2027.(b)(c) This chapter section shall only apply to a civil transportation infrastructure project developed by an entity listed in subdivision (c) with a state project cost of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) or more. projects planned, programmed, designed, built, or managed by the department.(1)The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.(2)The Department of General Services.(3)The Department of Parks and Recreation.(4)The Department of Transportation.(5)The Department of Water Resources.(6)The High-Speed Rail Authority.(7)The Military Department.(d)Pursuant to Section 14615.1, the development of guidance, policies, and procedures developed by the department under this section shall be exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400), and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500)).(d) (1) The department shall prepare an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2028, both of which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The status of the implementation of digital construction management technologies.(B) Relevant details of any projects using or planning to use digital construction management technologies.(C) Expected or actual quantifiable benefits from the use of digital construction management technologies as identified by the department pursuant to its implementation plan.(2) The department shall post the reports to the departments internet website.(e) (1) The department shall present the implementation plan to the California Transportation Commission within 30 days of completion.(2) Beginning on July 1, 2024, the department shall provide biannual updates to the commission on January 1 and July 1 of each year on the implementation of the plan as well as the departments progress in achieving the goals described in subdivision (b).(e)(f) For purposes of this chapter: (1) Digital section, digital construction management technologies means cloud-based mobile platforms used on construction sites by owners and contractors for the collection and organization of and managed accessibility to, accurate data and information related to a construction project, including for project site preparation, field execution, construction project management, document management, coordination and collaboration among stakeholders, reducing the embodied carbon of construction materials, inspection, and commissioning and handover to owner.(2)Civil infrastructure means structures and equipment constructed and managed by a governmental agency and that are integral to the operation of transportation structures, easements, rights-of-way, and other forms of interest in roadways and water conveyances. Civil infrastructure includes airports, ports, roads, highways, bridges, water, stormwater systems, and rail and transit.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed.
SEC. 2. Section 14111 is added to the Government Code, to read:
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14111. (a) (1) The Department of General Services department shall develop guidance, policies, and procedures an implementation plan for the use and integration and development of digital construction management technologies for use on a civil transportation infrastructure project. The guidance, policies, and procedures implementation guide shall include a timeline of the development of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies from preconstruction to asset life cycle. cycle and a description of any metrics or data necessary to quantify the benefits of using this technology.(2) The guidance, policies, and procedures shall be published in the State Administrative Manual and the State Contracting Manual, as appropriate, department shall post the implementation plan on its internet website by January 1, 2023. 2024.(3)Among other considerations, the guidance shall include the method for a state department identified in subdivision (b) to implement the requirement that a bid or proposal for a civil infrastructure project contract include a digital construction management plan that describes how the bidder, if successful, would utilize digital construction management technology to significantly reduce project cost, improve project delivery times, or increase project quality.(b) (1) The goal of the implementation plan is to begin using digital construction management technologies on transportation infrastructure projects, when deemed appropriate by the department, by July 1, 2027.(2) The implementation plan shall include the following milestone goals:(A) Development and posting on the departments internet website of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies by January 1, 2025.(B) Begin using digital construction management technologies during the predevelopment stage of project development by July 1, 2025.(C) Begin using digital construction management technologies through final design of project development by January 1, 2026.(D) Begin using digital construction management technologies through construction by July 1, 2027.(b)(c) This chapter section shall only apply to a civil transportation infrastructure project developed by an entity listed in subdivision (c) with a state project cost of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) or more. projects planned, programmed, designed, built, or managed by the department.(1)The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.(2)The Department of General Services.(3)The Department of Parks and Recreation.(4)The Department of Transportation.(5)The Department of Water Resources.(6)The High-Speed Rail Authority.(7)The Military Department.(d)Pursuant to Section 14615.1, the development of guidance, policies, and procedures developed by the department under this section shall be exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400), and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500)).(d) (1) The department shall prepare an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2028, both of which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The status of the implementation of digital construction management technologies.(B) Relevant details of any projects using or planning to use digital construction management technologies.(C) Expected or actual quantifiable benefits from the use of digital construction management technologies as identified by the department pursuant to its implementation plan.(2) The department shall post the reports to the departments internet website.(e) (1) The department shall present the implementation plan to the California Transportation Commission within 30 days of completion.(2) Beginning on July 1, 2024, the department shall provide biannual updates to the commission on January 1 and July 1 of each year on the implementation of the plan as well as the departments progress in achieving the goals described in subdivision (b).(e)(f) For purposes of this chapter: (1) Digital section, digital construction management technologies means cloud-based mobile platforms used on construction sites by owners and contractors for the collection and organization of and managed accessibility to, accurate data and information related to a construction project, including for project site preparation, field execution, construction project management, document management, coordination and collaboration among stakeholders, reducing the embodied carbon of construction materials, inspection, and commissioning and handover to owner.(2)Civil infrastructure means structures and equipment constructed and managed by a governmental agency and that are integral to the operation of transportation structures, easements, rights-of-way, and other forms of interest in roadways and water conveyances. Civil infrastructure includes airports, ports, roads, highways, bridges, water, stormwater systems, and rail and transit.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed.
14111. (a) (1) The Department of General Services department shall develop guidance, policies, and procedures an implementation plan for the use and integration and development of digital construction management technologies for use on a civil transportation infrastructure project. The guidance, policies, and procedures implementation guide shall include a timeline of the development of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies from preconstruction to asset life cycle. cycle and a description of any metrics or data necessary to quantify the benefits of using this technology.(2) The guidance, policies, and procedures shall be published in the State Administrative Manual and the State Contracting Manual, as appropriate, department shall post the implementation plan on its internet website by January 1, 2023. 2024.(3)Among other considerations, the guidance shall include the method for a state department identified in subdivision (b) to implement the requirement that a bid or proposal for a civil infrastructure project contract include a digital construction management plan that describes how the bidder, if successful, would utilize digital construction management technology to significantly reduce project cost, improve project delivery times, or increase project quality.(b) (1) The goal of the implementation plan is to begin using digital construction management technologies on transportation infrastructure projects, when deemed appropriate by the department, by July 1, 2027.(2) The implementation plan shall include the following milestone goals:(A) Development and posting on the departments internet website of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies by January 1, 2025.(B) Begin using digital construction management technologies during the predevelopment stage of project development by July 1, 2025.(C) Begin using digital construction management technologies through final design of project development by January 1, 2026.(D) Begin using digital construction management technologies through construction by July 1, 2027.(b)(c) This chapter section shall only apply to a civil transportation infrastructure project developed by an entity listed in subdivision (c) with a state project cost of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) or more. projects planned, programmed, designed, built, or managed by the department.(1)The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.(2)The Department of General Services.(3)The Department of Parks and Recreation.(4)The Department of Transportation.(5)The Department of Water Resources.(6)The High-Speed Rail Authority.(7)The Military Department.(d)Pursuant to Section 14615.1, the development of guidance, policies, and procedures developed by the department under this section shall be exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400), and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500)).(d) (1) The department shall prepare an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2028, both of which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The status of the implementation of digital construction management technologies.(B) Relevant details of any projects using or planning to use digital construction management technologies.(C) Expected or actual quantifiable benefits from the use of digital construction management technologies as identified by the department pursuant to its implementation plan.(2) The department shall post the reports to the departments internet website.(e) (1) The department shall present the implementation plan to the California Transportation Commission within 30 days of completion.(2) Beginning on July 1, 2024, the department shall provide biannual updates to the commission on January 1 and July 1 of each year on the implementation of the plan as well as the departments progress in achieving the goals described in subdivision (b).(e)(f) For purposes of this chapter: (1) Digital section, digital construction management technologies means cloud-based mobile platforms used on construction sites by owners and contractors for the collection and organization of and managed accessibility to, accurate data and information related to a construction project, including for project site preparation, field execution, construction project management, document management, coordination and collaboration among stakeholders, reducing the embodied carbon of construction materials, inspection, and commissioning and handover to owner.(2)Civil infrastructure means structures and equipment constructed and managed by a governmental agency and that are integral to the operation of transportation structures, easements, rights-of-way, and other forms of interest in roadways and water conveyances. Civil infrastructure includes airports, ports, roads, highways, bridges, water, stormwater systems, and rail and transit.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed.
14111. (a) (1) The Department of General Services department shall develop guidance, policies, and procedures an implementation plan for the use and integration and development of digital construction management technologies for use on a civil transportation infrastructure project. The guidance, policies, and procedures implementation guide shall include a timeline of the development of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies from preconstruction to asset life cycle. cycle and a description of any metrics or data necessary to quantify the benefits of using this technology.(2) The guidance, policies, and procedures shall be published in the State Administrative Manual and the State Contracting Manual, as appropriate, department shall post the implementation plan on its internet website by January 1, 2023. 2024.(3)Among other considerations, the guidance shall include the method for a state department identified in subdivision (b) to implement the requirement that a bid or proposal for a civil infrastructure project contract include a digital construction management plan that describes how the bidder, if successful, would utilize digital construction management technology to significantly reduce project cost, improve project delivery times, or increase project quality.(b) (1) The goal of the implementation plan is to begin using digital construction management technologies on transportation infrastructure projects, when deemed appropriate by the department, by July 1, 2027.(2) The implementation plan shall include the following milestone goals:(A) Development and posting on the departments internet website of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies by January 1, 2025.(B) Begin using digital construction management technologies during the predevelopment stage of project development by July 1, 2025.(C) Begin using digital construction management technologies through final design of project development by January 1, 2026.(D) Begin using digital construction management technologies through construction by July 1, 2027.(b)(c) This chapter section shall only apply to a civil transportation infrastructure project developed by an entity listed in subdivision (c) with a state project cost of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) or more. projects planned, programmed, designed, built, or managed by the department.(1)The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.(2)The Department of General Services.(3)The Department of Parks and Recreation.(4)The Department of Transportation.(5)The Department of Water Resources.(6)The High-Speed Rail Authority.(7)The Military Department.(d)Pursuant to Section 14615.1, the development of guidance, policies, and procedures developed by the department under this section shall be exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400), and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500)).(d) (1) The department shall prepare an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2028, both of which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(A) The status of the implementation of digital construction management technologies.(B) Relevant details of any projects using or planning to use digital construction management technologies.(C) Expected or actual quantifiable benefits from the use of digital construction management technologies as identified by the department pursuant to its implementation plan.(2) The department shall post the reports to the departments internet website.(e) (1) The department shall present the implementation plan to the California Transportation Commission within 30 days of completion.(2) Beginning on July 1, 2024, the department shall provide biannual updates to the commission on January 1 and July 1 of each year on the implementation of the plan as well as the departments progress in achieving the goals described in subdivision (b).(e)(f) For purposes of this chapter: (1) Digital section, digital construction management technologies means cloud-based mobile platforms used on construction sites by owners and contractors for the collection and organization of and managed accessibility to, accurate data and information related to a construction project, including for project site preparation, field execution, construction project management, document management, coordination and collaboration among stakeholders, reducing the embodied carbon of construction materials, inspection, and commissioning and handover to owner.(2)Civil infrastructure means structures and equipment constructed and managed by a governmental agency and that are integral to the operation of transportation structures, easements, rights-of-way, and other forms of interest in roadways and water conveyances. Civil infrastructure includes airports, ports, roads, highways, bridges, water, stormwater systems, and rail and transit.(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed.
14111. (a) (1) The Department of General Services department shall develop guidance, policies, and procedures an implementation plan for the use and integration and development of digital construction management technologies for use on a civil transportation infrastructure project. The guidance, policies, and procedures implementation guide shall include a timeline of the development of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies from preconstruction to asset life cycle. cycle and a description of any metrics or data necessary to quantify the benefits of using this technology.
(2) The guidance, policies, and procedures shall be published in the State Administrative Manual and the State Contracting Manual, as appropriate, department shall post the implementation plan on its internet website by January 1, 2023. 2024.
(3)Among other considerations, the guidance shall include the method for a state department identified in subdivision (b) to implement the requirement that a bid or proposal for a civil infrastructure project contract include a digital construction management plan that describes how the bidder, if successful, would utilize digital construction management technology to significantly reduce project cost, improve project delivery times, or increase project quality.
(b) (1) The goal of the implementation plan is to begin using digital construction management technologies on transportation infrastructure projects, when deemed appropriate by the department, by July 1, 2027.
(2) The implementation plan shall include the following milestone goals:
(A) Development and posting on the departments internet website of guidance, policies, and procedures to use digital construction management technologies by January 1, 2025.
(B) Begin using digital construction management technologies during the predevelopment stage of project development by July 1, 2025.
(C) Begin using digital construction management technologies through final design of project development by January 1, 2026.
(D) Begin using digital construction management technologies through construction by July 1, 2027.
(b)
(c) This chapter section shall only apply to a civil transportation infrastructure project developed by an entity listed in subdivision (c) with a state project cost of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) or more. projects planned, programmed, designed, built, or managed by the department.
(1)The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
(2)The Department of General Services.
(3)The Department of Parks and Recreation.
(4)The Department of Transportation.
(5)The Department of Water Resources.
(6)The High-Speed Rail Authority.
(7)The Military Department.
(d)Pursuant to Section 14615.1, the development of guidance, policies, and procedures developed by the department under this section shall be exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340), Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11370), Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11400), and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500)).
(d) (1) The department shall prepare an interim report by January 1, 2026, and a final report by January 1, 2028, both of which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(A) The status of the implementation of digital construction management technologies.
(B) Relevant details of any projects using or planning to use digital construction management technologies.
(C) Expected or actual quantifiable benefits from the use of digital construction management technologies as identified by the department pursuant to its implementation plan.
(2) The department shall post the reports to the departments internet website.
(e) (1) The department shall present the implementation plan to the California Transportation Commission within 30 days of completion.
(2) Beginning on July 1, 2024, the department shall provide biannual updates to the commission on January 1 and July 1 of each year on the implementation of the plan as well as the departments progress in achieving the goals described in subdivision (b).
(e)
(f) For purposes of this chapter: (1) Digital section, digital construction management technologies means cloud-based mobile platforms used on construction sites by owners and contractors for the collection and organization of and managed accessibility to, accurate data and information related to a construction project, including for project site preparation, field execution, construction project management, document management, coordination and collaboration among stakeholders, reducing the embodied carbon of construction materials, inspection, and commissioning and handover to owner.
(2)Civil infrastructure means structures and equipment constructed and managed by a governmental agency and that are integral to the operation of transportation structures, easements, rights-of-way, and other forms of interest in roadways and water conveyances. Civil infrastructure includes airports, ports, roads, highways, bridges, water, stormwater systems, and rail and transit.
(g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed.