{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pcc-20282","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PCC § 20282","heading":"","body":"If after rejecting bids the board determines and declares by a four-fifths vote of all its members that in its opinion the supplies, equipment and materials may be purchased at a lower price in the open market, the board may proceed to purchase the supplies, equipment and materials in the open market without further observance of the provisions requiring contracts, bids or notice.","path":["Public Contract Code - PCC","DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1100. - 22355.]","PART 3. CONTRACTING BY LOCAL AGENCIES [20100. - 22199.6.]","CHAPTER 1. Local Agency Public Construction Act [20100. - 20929.]","ARTICLE 14. Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District [20280. - 20284.]"],"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":"6fe1faa729646b7e73819d2fc617351d15aec9d63229c7962d5f0d9fa8af0262","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pcc-20281","next":"us-ca/pcc-20283"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}