Cal. Pub. Cont. Code § 10108.6

Notwithstanding Section 10108 and subdivision (a) of Section 10108.5, the department, upon request from the state agency concerned, may authorize the carrying out of a project or a class of projects of any amount directly by a state agency if the department finds that the state agency concerned is capable of successfully undertaking a project or projects of that amount. For projects or a class of projects where the total project cost exceeds three million dollars ($3,000,000), the department shall seek approval from the Department of Finance prior to authorizing a state agency to carry out the project or class of projects pursuant to this section.