Cal. Pub. Contract Code § 5103

Current through the 2023 Legislative Session.

Section 5103 - Bidder's burden of proof

The bidder shall establish to the satisfaction of the court that:

(a) A mistake was made.

(b) He or she gave the public entity written notice within five working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, after the opening of the bids of the mistake, specifying in the notice in detail how the mistake occurred.

(c) The mistake made the bid materially different than he or she intended it to be.

(d) The mistake was made in filling out the bid and not due to error in judgment or to carelessness in inspecting the site of the work, or in reading the plans or specifications.

Ca. Pub. Cont. Code § 5103

Amended by Stats 2005 ch 270 (SB 731),s 2, eff. 1/1/2006