Public contracts: best value construction contracting for counties, cities, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.

The sunset date for the best value construction contracting program was changed from January 1, 2040 to January 1, 2032, shortening the program's authorized duration by 8 years. This means counties, cities, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments will lose the optional authority to use best value procurement for construction projects over $500,000 eight years earlier than previously planned.

Formatting changes only: removal of line numbers, page headers/footers, and amendment markup notation; addition of enrolled bill formal elements including Assembly passage date (August 20, 2026), Senate passage date (August 19, 2026), governor receipt line, and approval line.

Removed 'eligible joint powers authority' as a participating entity. The program is now limited to counties, cities, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments only. The entire definition of 'eligible joint powers authority' (including its two-part test about public works authorization and exclusion of authorities with independent land use or police powers) was deleted.

A new Section 10 was added containing legislative findings and declarations that a special statute is necessary under Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments undertakes complex, multifaceted projects involving public infrastructure, housing development, and community improvements requiring specialized statutory treatment. This finding supports the constitutionality of naming a specific regional body in the law.

The definition of 'city' was changed from 'any chartered or general law city and does not include a charter city' to simply 'any chartered or general law city,' effectively removing the explicit exclusion of charter cities and allowing them to participate in the best value program.

The sunset date for the entire article was shortened from January 1, 2040 to January 1, 2032, reducing the program's authorized lifespan by 8 years.

The San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments is added as an eligible entity that can use the best value construction contracting program, alongside counties, cities, and eligible joint powers authorities. This change appears throughout every section of the bill.

The definition of 'City' in Section 20155.1(d) was changed from 'any general law city and does not include a charter city' to language that appears to include chartered cities, though the amended text is somewhat contradictory ('any chartered or general law city and does not include a charter city').

The minimum project value threshold for using best value procurement was reduced from $1,000,000 to $500,000, meaning construction projects as small as half a million dollars can now use this method.

The sunset date for the entire best value construction contracting article was extended from January 1, 2030 to January 1, 2040, giving the program an additional decade of operation.

The deadline for participating agencies to submit their report to the Legislature was changed from March 1, 2029 to March 1, 2031.

Report content requirements were simplified: the requirement to assess 'the effectiveness of the methodology' was removed from item (6), and item (7) was reworded from a conditional about completed projects to a simpler 'if applicable' assessment of project performance including delays or cost increases.