Section 2124 - Grounds to Reject Proposals(a) The Commission shall reject any Proposal (Discussion Proposal or Final Proposal) upon the occurrence of any of the following, without limitation. (1) Any Proposal is received past the scheduled date and time deadline; or(2) Any Proposal is labeled as confidential in its entirety; or(3) Any Proposal contains false or misleading information, if in the opinion of the Commission, such information was submitted intentionally to mislead the Commission in its evaluation of the Proposal.(b) The Commission shall also reject a Final Proposal upon the occurrence of any of the following, without limitation (1) A Final Proposal is not responsive to Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise program requirements or any other state contracting requirement; or(2) A Final Proposal does not contain a properly executed Certification Clauses Package; or(3) A Final Proposal is not signed on the application form included in the CNS; or(4) A Final Proposal does not meet the eligibility, completeness and feasibility criteria specified in the CNS; or(5) A Final Proposal does not meet the minimum passing score if a minimum score is required in the CNS; or(6) A Final Proposal contains a conflict of interest pursuant to Public Contract Code section 10410, 10411 or 10365.5.(c) The Commission may reject any Proposal (Discussion Proposal or Final Proposal) upon the occurrence of any of the following, without limitation: (1) Any Proposal contains false or misleading information, if in the opinion of the Commission, such information was not submitted intentionally to mislead the Commission in its evaluation of the Proposal; or(2) Any Proposal does not comply with or contains caveats that conflict with the CNS; or(3) Any Proposal contains multiple projects within a single Proposal; or(4) Any Proposal is not prepared in the required format described in the CNS.(d) If a Discussion Proposal is rejected for any of the grounds listed in subdivision (a) or (c), the Bidder shall be notified that the Discussion Proposal is not responsive to the CNS and Bidder is unlikely to receive an award. The decision regarding a Discussion Proposal is not immediately reviewable.(e) If a Final Proposal is rejected for any of the grounds listed in subdivision (a), (b), or (c), the Bidder shall be notified that it will not receive a contract award. If Bidders wish to dispute this decision, Bidders may file a protest pursuant to Section 2121.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 20, § 2124
1. New section filed 1-7-2000; operative 11-3-99 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 25620.2(c)(8). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Public Resources Code section 25620.2(c)(9) (Register 2000, No. 1). Note: Authority cited: Sections 25218(e) and 25620.2(c), Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 25620.5, Public Resources Code.
1. New section filed 1-7-2000; operative 11-3-99 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 25620.2(c)(8). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Public Resources Code section 25620.2(c)(9) (Register 2000, No. 1).