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Cal. PCC § 20351

This is the official text of Cal. PCC § 20351, part of California’s Public Contract Code — governs how California government agencies award and manage contracts.

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Official statutory text

(a) Contracts for construction in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after competitive bidding, except in an emergency declared by the vote of two-thirds of the membership of the board.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the North County Transit District may opt in to the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 22000)).

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