Where the Department determines that the services needed are technical in nature and involve little professional judgment and that requiring bids would be in the public interest, a contract shall be awarded on the basis of bids rather than by following the foregoing procedures for requesting proposals and negotiations.

Note: Authority cited: Section 4526, Government Code; and Section 606, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4525-4529.5, Government Code.

History

1. New section filed 9-1-2000 as an emergency; operative 9-1-2000 (Register 2000, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-2-2000 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

2. Certificate of Compliance as to 9-1-2000 order transmitted to OAL 12-18-2000 and filed 2-1-2001 (Register 2001, No. 5).

3. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 12-26-2006 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2006, No. 52).

4. Amendment of section heading, section and Note filed 9-13-2023; operative 1-1-2024 (Register 2023, No. 37).