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Section 4553.

4553. If an awarding body or public purchasing body receives, either through judgment or settlement, a monetary recovery for a cause of action assigned under this chapter, the assignor shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for actual legal costs incurred and may, upon demand, recover from the public body any portion of the recovery, including […]

Section 4529.18.

4529.18. If any act of the Legislature conflicts with the provisions of this act, this act shall prevail. (Added November 7, 2000, by initiative Proposition 35, Sec. 4.)

Section 4554.

4554. Upon demand in writing by the assignor, the assignee shall, within one year from such demand, reassign the cause of action assigned under this part if the assignor has been or may have been injured by the violation of law for which the cause of action arose and (a) the assignee has not been […]

Section 4525.

4525. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meaning: (a) “Firm” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity permitted by law to practice the profession of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, environmental services, land surveying, or construction project management. (b) “State agency head” means the secretary, administrator, or head of […]

Section 4526.

4526. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, selection by a state or local agency head for professional services of private architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, land surveying, or construction project management firms shall be on the basis of demonstrated competence and on the professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the services required. In […]

Section 4526.5.

4526.5. A state agency head entering into a contract pursuant to this chapter shall, in addition to any other applicable statute or regulation, also follow Section 6106 of the Public Contract Code. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1128, Sec. 1.)

Section 4527.

4527. In the procurement of architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, land surveying, and construction project management services, the state agency head shall encourage firms engaged in the lawful practice of their profession to submit annually a statement of qualifications and performance data. (a) When the selection is by a state agency head, statewide announcement of all […]

Section 4528.

4528. (a) When the selection is by a state agency head the following procedures shall apply: (1) The state agency head shall negotiate a contract with the best qualified firm for architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, land surveying, and construction project management services at compensation which the state agency head determines is fair and reasonable to the […]

Section 4529.

4529. This chapter shall not apply where the state or local agency head determines that the services needed are more of a technical nature and involve little professional judgment and that requiring bids would be in the public interest. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1016, Sec. 5.)

Section 4529.5.

4529.5. Any individual or firm proposing to provide construction project management services pursuant to this chapter shall provide evidence that the individual or firm and its personnel carrying out onsite responsibilities have expertise and experience in construction project design review and evaluation, construction mobilization and supervision, bid evaluation, project scheduling, cost-benefit analysis, claims review and […]