California Public Contract Code

§ 20119.2

PCC § 20119.2 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 2 · Part 3 · Ch. 1 · Art. 3.3

Statute text

(a)The governing board, for projects over one million dollars ($1,000,000), may use the best value procurement method in accordance with this article.

(b)The bidder may be selected on the basis of the best value to the governing board of the school district. In order to implement this method of selection, the governing board of the school district shall adopt and publish procedures and required guidelines for evaluating the qualifications of the bidders that ensure the best value selections by the school district are conducted in a fair and impartial manner. These procedures and guidelines shall conform to this article and shall be mandatory for the school district when using best value selection.

(c)If the governing board of the school district deems it to be for the best interest of the school district, the governing board of the school district, on the refusal or failure of the selected bidder for a project to execute a tendered contract, may award it to the bidder with the second lowest best value score. If the second bidder fails or refuses to execute the contract, the governing board of the school district may likewise award it to the bidder with the third lowest best value score.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 144, Sec. 2. (AB 361) Effective January 1, 2026.