Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14 § 1697

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section 1697 - Contracting in Phases

Should the Department determine that it is necessary or desirable to have a given project performed in phases, it will not be necessary to negotiate the total contract price or compensation provisions in the initial instance, provided that the Department shall have determined that the firm is best qualified to perform the whole project at a fair and reasonable cost, and the contract contains provisions that the Department, at its option, may utilize the firm for other phases and that the firm will accept a fair and reasonable price for subsequent phases to be later negotiated and reflected in a subsequent written instrument. The procedure with regard to estimates and negotiation shall otherwise be applicable.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 1697

Note: Authority cited: Section 4526, Government Code; and Section 606, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4525- 4529.5, Government Code.

1. New section filed 9-1-2000 as an emergency; operative 9-1-2000 (Register 2000, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-2-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-1-2000 order transmitted to OAL 12-18-2000 and filed 2-1-2001 (Register 2001, No. 5).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 12-26-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 9-13-2023; operative 1/1/2024 (Register 2023, No. 37).