California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Article 2 - Contracting with Architectural, Engineering, Environmental, Land Surveying and Construction Project Management Firms
Section 17026 - Contracting in Phases

Should the board determine that it is necessary or desirable to have a given project performed in phases, it will not be necessary to negotiate the total contract price in the initial instance, provided that the board shall have determined that the firm is best qualified to perform the whole project at reasonable cost, and the contract contains provisions that the state, at its option, may utilize the firm for other phases and the firm will accept a fair and reasonable price for subsequent phases to be later negotiated, mutually-agreed upon and reflected in a subsequent written instrument. The procedure with regard to estimates and negotiation shall otherwise be applicable.

1. New section filed 8-1-91 as an emergency; operative 8-1-91 (Register 92, No. 3). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL 11-29-91 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-1-91 order including amendment of section transmitted to OAL 11-26-91 and filed 12-26-91 (Register 92, No. 13).
3. Editorial correction restoring HISTORY 1. (Register 92, No. 18).

Note: Authority cited: Section 4526, Government Code; Section 40502, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 4526, Government Code; Sections 45402 and 45403, Public Resources Code.