Local Agency Public Construction Act: Golden Empire Transit District: Sacramento Regional Transit District.

Existing law, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, with respect to the purchase by the Golden Empire Transit District of supplies, equipment, and materials that exceed $10,000 or any single purchase of fuels exceeding $15,000, requires the contract to be let to the lowest responsible bidder. Existing law requires the Golden Empire Transit District to publish a notice requesting bids to be published in a newspaper of general circulation, as provided. Existing law requires the Sacramento Regional Transit District to award contracts for the purchase of supplies, equipment, and materials in excess of $40,000 to the lowest bidder after competitive bidding, except when an emergency is declared by the board, as specified. This bill instead would require contracts of the Golden Empire Transit District and the Sacramento Regional Transit District for the purchase of supplies, equipment, and materials that exceed $100,000 to be let to the lowest responsible bidder or, in the district's discretion, to the responsible bidder that submits a proposal that provides the best value, as defined. This bill would, with regard to the Golden Empire Transit District, remove the requirement that a single purchase of fuels exceeding $15,000 be let to the lowest responsible bidder and would revise the notice requirement to require that notice requesting bids be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation and on the district's procurement Internet Web site, as provided. This bill also would require both districts, to the extent practicable, to obtain a minimum of 3 quotations, either written or oral, that permit prices and terms to be compared, whenever the expected expenditure required for the purchase of supplies, equipment, or materials exceeds a specified minimum amount but does not exceed $100,000. By expanding the duties of a local agency, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.