California Public Contract Code

§ 2000

PCC § 2000 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 2 · Part 1 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law requiring a local agency to award contracts to the lowest responsible bidder, a local agency may require that a contract be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder who also does either of the following:

(1)Meets goals and requirements established by the local agency relating to participation in the contract by minority business enterprises and women business enterprises. If the bidder does not meet the goals and requirements established by the local agency for that participation, the local agency shall evaluate the good faith effort of the bidder to comply with those goals and requirements as provided in paragraph (2).

(2)Makes a good faith effort, in accordance with the criteria established pursuant to subdivision (b), prior to the time bids are opened, to comply with the goals and requirements established by the local agency relating to participation in the contract by minority or women business enterprises.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 104, Sec. 4. (AB 2287) Effective January 1, 2025.