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California 20252026

AB 1786

Public contracts: best value construction contracting for counties, cities, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-19 01:11:09 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
California
Session
20252026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Publiccontracts, bestvalueconstructioncontractingforcounties,cities,andtheSanGabrielValleyCouncilofGovernments
Introduced / first action
2026-02-10 00:00:00

Alternate titles

  • Public contracts: best value construction contracting for counties, cities, and joint powers authorities.

Source-supplied abstracts

Existing law establishes a program to allow counties to select a bidder on the basis of best value, as defined, for construction projects in excess of $1,000,000. Existing law also authorizes counties to use a best value construction contracting method to award individual annual contracts, not to exceed $3,000,000, for repair, remodeling, or other repetitive work to be done according to unit prices, as specified. Existing law establishes procedures and criteria for the selection of a best value contractor and requires that bidders verify specified information under oath. Existing law requires the board of supervisors of a participating county to submit a report that contains specified information about the projects awarded using the best value procedures described above to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee before March 1, 2029. Existing law repeals the program provisions on January 1, 2030. This bill would, instead, authorize a county, city, or the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to select a bidder on the basis of best value, as described above, for construction projects in excess of $500,000, would make various conforming changes to the above-described provisions, and would extend the operation of those provisions until January 1, 2032. With regard to the above-specified reporting requirement, the bill would, instead, require the governing body of a participating county, city, or the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to submit the report, as specified, to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee before March 1, 2031. The bill would expand the crime of perjury by extending the operation of the program and expanding the program to cities and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Gabriel Valley.

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 202, Statutes of 2026.

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  2. Approved by the Governor.

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  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

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  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 6318.).

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  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.).

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  7. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  8. From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

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  9. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  10. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 17).

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  11. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  12. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  13. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 72. Noes 0. Page 5003.)

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  14. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  15. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 6).

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  16. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  17. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  18. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  19. From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. Read second time and amended.

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  20. Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

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  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 13.

  22. Read first time. To print.

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