Public contracts: bid preferences.

Existing law imposes various requirements with respect to contracting by state agencies. This bill would require a state agency that accepts bids or proposals for contracts for goods or services exceeding $1,000,000, or for the distribution of funds pursuant to the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, on or before July 1, 2011, to provide a 5% preference, as provided, to a business that directly provides the goods or services when 90% of the employees of the business performing work on the contract reside in the state. This bill would state that these bidding preferences are not applicable to contracts that are subject to the State Contract Act or to contracts for specified professional services.