Where the Department determines that the services needed are technical in nature and involve little professional judgment and that requiring bids would be in the public interest, a contract shall be awarded on the basis of bids rather than by following the foregoing procedures for requesting proposals and negotiations.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 1698
Note: Authority cited: Section 4526, Government Code; and Section 606, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4525- 4529.5, Government Code.
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 heading, section and NOTE filed 9-13-2023; operative 1/1/2024 (Register 2023, No. 37).