San Diego Unified Port District: job order contracting: pilot program.

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San Diego Port Job Order Contracting Pilot Program

This law allows the San Diego Unified Port District to try job order contracting, a way of getting construction work done, for up to five years with certain rules.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the San Diego Unified Port District to use job order contracting as a method to get construction and maintenance services.
• Sets a limit of $5 million on how much money can be given in one contract and $1 million per single job under this program.
• Limits the first year's contracts to 12 months, but allows for extensions.
• Requires the Port District to report back to lawmakers about how well the program is working by January 1, 2035.

Who It Names or Affects

• The San Diego Unified Port District
• Construction companies that work with the Port District

Terms To Know

Job Order Contracting

A way for a company to get many small construction jobs done by signing one big contract.

Pilot Program

An experiment or trial run of something new, usually with rules and limits.

Limits and Unknowns

• The program will end on January 1, 2037.
• It is not clear how many construction companies will participate in this pilot program.

Official Summary Text

SB 983, as amended, Weber Pierson.
San Diego Unified Port District: job order contracting: pilot program.
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 also sets forth specific public contracting requirements for port districts. Existing law establishes the San Diego Unified Port District for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, development, and regulation of harbor works and improvements for the harbor of San Diego and for the promotion of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation and requires the San Diego Unified Port District to comply with the specific public contracting requirements for port districts. Existing law authorizes certain local agencies to engage in job order contracting, as prescribed.
This bill would establish a pilot program to authorize the San Diego Unified Port District to
use job order contracting as a procurement method, notwithstanding the specific public contracting requirements for port districts, as provided. The bill would impose various requirements on the job order contracting related to the San Diego Unified Port District, including a $5,000,000 cap on awards under a single job order contract and a $1,000,000 cap on any single job order. The bill would limit the term of an initial contract to a maximum of 12 months, with extensions, as prescribed. The bill would establish various additional procedures and requirements for the use of job order contracting under this authorization. The bill would require the San Diego Unified Port District, on or before January 1, 2035, to submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature a report on the use of job order contracting under these provisions. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2037.
This bill would make legislative
findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Diego Unified Port District.

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