The department shall contract with qualified architects and engineers for the performance of work when it is determined by the Director of Transportation, with the approval of the Director of Finance, that the obtainable staff is unable to perform the particular work within the time the public interest requires such work to be done.
Cal. Gov. Code § 14101
General
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 40 Cal. 4th 1016 - PROFESSIONAL ENG'RS IN CAL. GOV. v. Kempton (2007)
Most recently applied in 42 Cal. 4th 578 - Consulting Engineers & Land Surveyors of California, Inc. v. Professional Engineers in California Government (November 2007)
Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 212.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.