School facilities: task order procurement contracting: Los Angeles Unified School District.

Existing law requires the governing board of any school district to let contracts for the purchase of equipment, materials, or supplies to be furnished, leased, or sold to the district, services other than construction services, and certain repairs, involving an expenditure of more than $50,000, and to let contracts for public projects, as defined, involving an expenditure of $15,000 or more, to the lowest responsible bidder who gives security as the governing board requires. Existing law authorizes personal services contracting by school districts when specified conditions are met. This bill, until January 1, 2024, would establish a pilot project in which the governing board of the Los Angeles Unified School District would be authorized to award multiple annual task order procurement contracts, not exceeding $3,000,000 each, for purposes that include, but are not limited to, services, repairs including maintenance, and construction, as described above, that are paid for with moneys from the school district's general fund. The bill would require the contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder and to be based primarily on plans and specifications for typical work. The bill would require the school district, before entering into a contract under these provisions, to ensure that it is in compliance with the above-described provisions authorizing personal services contracting by school districts when specified conditions are met. The bill would authorize task order procurement contracts to only be awarded to supplement existing personnel and would prohibit task order procurement contracts from being used to supplant existing personnel. The bill would authorize task order contracting pursuant to these provisions only if the school district has entered into a project labor agreement or agreements, as specified. The bill would require the school district, by January 15, 2023, to submit to committees of the Legislature a specified report on the use of the task order procurement method and to pay for the report. By requiring this report, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the Los Angeles Unified School District. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.