Section 5580 - Use of design-build process to assign contracts(a) Notwithstanding Section 5594 or any other law, upon approval by the board of directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, the design-build process described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code may be used to award contracts for the construction, restoration, and improvement of buildings and facilities, the construction, restoration, and improvement of public access and recreation facilities, and nature-based infrastructure projects, including, but not limited to, habitat restoration projects, enhancement and remediation projects, and watershed, stream corridor, and pond improvement projects in that district.(b) The minimum project limitation of one million dollars ($1,000,000), as described in subdivision (a) of Section 22162 of the Public Contract Code, shall not apply to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.(c) For purposes of this section, all references in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code to "local agency" shall mean the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and its board of directors.Ca. Pub. Res. Code § 5580
Amended by Stats 2023 ch 131 (AB 1754),s 169, eff. 1/1/2024.Amended by Stats 2022 ch 214 (AB 2789),s 1, eff. 1/1/2023.Added by Stats 2017 ch 627 (SB 793),s 4, eff. 1/1/2018.