Report 2015-117 Recommendation Responses
Report 2015-117: California Department of General Services' Real Estate Services Division: To Better Serve Its Client Agencies, It Needs to Track and Analyze Project Data and Improve Its Management Practices (Release Date: March 2016)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To improve efficiencies and reduce some costs for less complex and easily repeatable projects, the Legislature should authorize the division to create and implement a pilot program for job order contracting for appropriate projects, including a requirement that the division award contracts to the most qualified responsive bidders. The division should report to the Legislature on its progress within two years of implementing the pilot program, including, at a minimum, information regarding the time and cost savings the pilot program provided the State.
Description of Legislative Action
SB 1366 (McGuire, 2022), until July 1, 2027, would have amended the State Contract Act to authorize the Department of General Services to engage in job order contracting as an alternative procurement procedure for public works projects. The bill would have required the department to establish prescribed procedures, standards, and requirements relating to the bidding for, and award of, contracts. The bill would have restricted such a contract to a maximum initial contract term of 24 months and imposed a maximum contract amount of $10,000,000 in the first term of the contract. The bill would have authorized the department to issue a single extension to each job order contract, up to an additional $5,000,000 and one additional 12-month period. The bill died in the Senate.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: December 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Legislation Proposed But Not Enacted
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken any action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: March 2019