{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pcc-10215.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PCC § 10215.5","heading":"","body":"(a) The department, in each request for qualifications or request for proposals, may identify specific types of subcontractors that are required to be included in the design-build entity’s statement of qualifications. All construction subcontractors that are identified in the statement of qualifications shall be afforded all the protections of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1.\n(b) Following award of the design-build contract, except for those construction subcontractors listed in the statement of qualifications or proposal, the design-build entity shall proceed as follows in awarding construction subcontracts with a value exceeding one-half of 1 percent of the contract price allocable to construction work:\n(1) Provide public notice of availability of work to be subcontracted in accordance with the publication requirements applicable to the competitive bidding process of the department, including a fixed date and time on which qualification statements, bids, or proposals will be due.\n(2) Establish reasonable qualification criteria and standards.\n(3) Award the subcontract either on a best value basis or to the lowest responsible bidder. The process may include prequalification or short-listing.\n(c) Subcontractors awarded construction subcontracts under this subdivision shall be afforded all the protections of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1.","path":["Public Contract Code - PCC","DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1100. - 22355.]","PART 2. CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES [10100. - 19150.]","CHAPTER 1. State Contract Act [10100. - 10285.5.]","ARTICLE 6.7. Progressive Design-Build Projects [10215. - 10215.8.]"],"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":"6c348737a9387574b666d1f58c015c268bc8bb17de2f5bcc3c5e183f8a1b4117","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pcc-10215.4","next":"us-ca/pcc-10215.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}