Whenever the estimated cost of construction of any wharf, chute, or other shipping facility, or of any hospital, almshouse, courthouse, jail, historical museum, aquarium, county free library building, branch library building, art gallery, art institute, exposition building, stadium, coliseum, sports arena or sports pavilion or other building for holding sports events, athletic contests, contests of skill, exhibitions, spectacles and other public meetings, or other public building or the cost of any painting, or repairs thereto exceeds the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000), inclusive of the estimated costs of materials or supplies to be furnished pursuant to Section 20131, the work shall be done by contract. Any such contract not let pursuant to this article is void.
Cal. Pub. Cont. Code § 20121
Counties
Known as the Local Agency Public Construction Act
The act spans §§ 20100–20929 (618 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 21 Cal. 4th 352 - Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. San Francisco Airports Commission (1999)
Most recently applied in 21 Cal. 4th 352 - Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. San Francisco Airports Commission (August 1999)
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 465, Sec. 11.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.