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California Code, Public Contract Code - PCC § 20155.5

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<For future repeal of Article 3.7, see § 20155.9.>

Selection of the best value contractor shall be made as follows:

(a)(1) An evaluation committee appointed by the county shall evaluate the qualifications of the bidders based solely upon the criteria set forth in the solicitation documents, and shall assign a qualifications score to each bid.

(2) A county shall establish written policies and procedures, consistent with applicable law, to ensure that members of an evaluation committee are free from conflicts of interest, if the county has not already established applicable written policies and procedures.

(b) A county shall not award a contract for a construction project pursuant to this article if a solicitation for bids for that construction project results in the submission of fewer than three responsive bids to the county for evaluation.

(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 20155, the award of the contract shall be made to the bidder whose bid is determined by a county, in writing, to be the best value to the county.  To determine the best value contractor, the county shall divide each bidder's price by its qualifications score.  The lowest resulting cost per quality point will represent the best value bid.

(d) A county shall issue a written decision of its contract award.

(e) Upon issuance of a contract award, a county shall publicly announce its award identifying the best value contractor to which the award is made, the project, the project price, and the selected best value contractor's score based on the evaluation criteria listed in the request for bids.  The notice of award shall be made public and include the score of the selected best value contractor in relation to all other responsive bidders and their respective prices.  The contract file shall include documentation sufficient to support the decision to award.

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