Section 4530.

4530. This chapter shall be known as the “Target Area Contract Preference Act.” (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 35.7. Effective July 1, 1983.)

Section 4531.

4531. The Legislature hereby declares that it serves a public purpose, and is of benefit to the state, to encourage and facilitate job maintenance and job development in distressed and declining areas of cities and towns in the state. It is the intent of the Legislature to further these goals by providing appropriate preferences to […]

Section 4532.

4532. As used in this chapter: (a) “California-based company” means either of the following: (1) A business or corporation whose principal office is located in California, and the owners, or officers if the entity is a corporation, are domiciled in California. (2) A business or corporation that has a major office or manufacturing facility located in California and […]

Section 4533.

4533. (a) Whenever the state prepares a solicitation for a contract for goods in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), except a contract in which the worksite is fixed by the provisions of the contract, the state shall award the following preferences: (1) A workplace preference of 5 percent to California-based companies who demonstrate and certify […]

Section 4533.1.

4533.1. Where a bidder complies with the provisions of Section 4533 or 4534, or the worksite or worksites where at least 50 percent of the labor required to perform the contract is within commuting distance of a distressed area, the state shall award a 1-percent preference for bidders who certify under penalty of perjury to […]

Section 4534.

4534. (a) In evaluating proposals for contracts for services in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), except a contract in which the worksite is fixed by the provisions of the contract, the state shall award the following preferences: (1) A workplace preference of 5 percent on the price submitted by California-based companies that demonstrate and certify […]

Section 4535.

4535. All state contracts issued to bidders who are awarded preferences under this chapter shall contain conditions to ensure that the contractor performs the contract at the location specified and meets any commitment to employ persons with high risk of unemployment. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 35.7. Effective July 1, 1983.)

Section 4535.1.

4535.1. A business that requests and is given the preference provided for in Section 4533, 4533.1, 4534, or 4534.1 by reason of having furnished a false certification, and which by reason of that certification has been awarded a contract to which it would not otherwise have been entitled, shall be subject to all of the […]

Section 4535.2.

4535.2. (a) The maximum preference and incentive a bidder may be awarded pursuant to this chapter and any other provision of law shall be 15 percent. However, in no case shall the maximum preference and incentive cost for a single preference under this chapter exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for any bid, nor shall the combined […]

Section 4535.3.

4535.3. The Department of General Services, with the cooperation of the Employment Development Department, the Department of Industrial Relations and the Office of Planning and Research, and under the direction of the State and Consumer Services Agency, shall adopt appropriate rules, regulations, and guidelines to implement this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. […]