{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-71731","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 71731","heading":"","body":"(a) The district shall not use sole source contracts unless one of the following conditions is met:\n(1) The contract is limited to an emergency circumstance.\n(2) The circumstances are that only one vendor can meet the district’s needs.\n(b) Before executing a sole source contract, the district shall provide written justification demonstrating the reasons for not competitively bidding the services. The justification shall include all of the following information:\n(1) The background of the purchase.\n(2) A description of the vendor’s uniqueness.\n(3) An explanation of the consequences of not purchasing from the vendor.\n(4) Market research to substantiate a lack of competition.\n(5) An analysis of pricing and alternatives.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 20. MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS [71000. - 73001.]","PART 5. POWERS AND PURPOSES [71590. - 71760.]","CHAPTER 5. Contracts [71720. - 71733.]","ARTICLE 2. Central Basin Municipal Water District [71730. - 71733.]"],"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":"1cc43dec3d0c5a89e4b5a05d7488c40cd8286f71dc913666dfac22d4138574cc","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-71730","next":"us-ca/wat-71732"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}