{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-81701","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 81701","heading":"","body":"As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:\n(a) “Best value” means a value determined by objective criteria and may include, but need not be limited to, price, features, functions, life-cycle costs, and other criteria deemed appropriate by the community college district.\n(b) “Design-build” means a procurement process in which both the design and construction of a project are procured from a single entity.\n(c) “Design-build entity” means a corporation, limited partnership, partnership, or other association that is able to provide appropriately licensed contracting, architectural, and engineering services as needed pursuant to a design-build contract.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION [66000. - 101460.]","DIVISION 7. COMMUNITY COLLEGES [70900. - 88933.]","PART 49. COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EDUCATION FACILITIES [81003. - 82548.]","CHAPTER 3.5. Design-Build Contracts [81700. - 81709.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"e00ab90c6ecf68b1fe4765d208507edf7ec859c4ba0e2cb61055def1afa553b6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-81700","next":"us-ca/edc-81702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}