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AB-2033 • 2026

Local Agency Public Construction Act: job order contracting.

Local Agency Public Construction Act: job order contracting.

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Papan
Last action
2026-04-21
Official status
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact penalties if a city fails to submit the required report by January 1, 2031.

Job Order Contracting for Local Repairs

This law allows city councils to give out yearly contracts for repairs and remodeling work that costs up to $500,000.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows city councils to award annual job order contracts for repair or remodeling work not exceeding $500,000.
  • Prohibits these contracts from being used for new construction projects.
  • Requires that the lowest responsible bidder gets the contract based on plans and specifications.
  • Gives city managers or public works directors permission to handle these contracts under certain conditions.
  • Requires contractors to use skilled workers for all work related to building and construction trades.

Who It Names or Affects

  • City councils
  • Contractors working on repair and remodeling projects
  • Local agencies that need repairs done

Terms To Know

Job order contracting
A method where a city council awards contracts for repetitive work based on unit prices.
Responsible bidder
The contractor who meets all the requirements and is chosen to do the job because they offer the best value.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens if a city does not submit the required report by January 1, 2031.
  • Does not provide details on how the $500,000 limit will be enforced or monitored.
  • The bill's effectiveness date is currently unspecified.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-21 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  2. 2026-04-20 California Legislative Information

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

  3. 2026-03-02 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

  4. 2026-02-18 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.

  5. 2026-02-17 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2033, as amended, Papan.
Local Agency Public Construction Act: job order contracting.
Existing law, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, sets forth procedures that a local agency is required to follow when procuring certain services or work. Existing law authorizes certain local agencies to engage in job order contracting, as prescribed.
This bill would authorize the city council to award individual annual job order contracts, not to exceed $500,000, as specified, for repair, remodeling, or other repetitive work to be done according to unit prices. The bill would prohibit, among other things, annual contracts from being awarded for any new construction. The bill would require the contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder and be based on plans and specifications for typical work.
The bill would authorize the city council, by
ordinance, to authorize the city manager, public works director, or other city official, as specified, to take or perform any or all acts or actions permitted or required of the city council by the above-described provisions, as prescribed. The bill would require an entity that is awarded an annual job order contract to provide an enforceable commitment to the city that the entity and its subcontractors at every tier will use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all work on the job order contract that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades, as specified. The bill would require the city to submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2031, a report on the use of job order contracting, as described. The bill would authorize a city that has elected to be subject to alternative public project procedures, as specified, to award job order contracts, as described.

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