California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 5 - Board for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
Article 4 - Miscellaneous
Section 474.2 - Selection of Engineers and Land Surveyors

After expiration of the deadline stated in the publications, as specified in Section 474.1, the Executive Officer, in conjunction with no less than three persons selected by the Executive Officer, shall evaluate statements of qualifications and performance data of firms which have been submitted to the Board. Based upon the statement of qualifications and performance data, a list ranking the qualified firms will be made.

From a list of three or more qualified firms, the Executive Officer shall select the first three ranked firms for contract negotiation to provide the services required. Where three qualified firms cannot be found which could provide the required service, the Executive Officer may then select from the available firms or issue a new request for proposal. Selections based on less than three firms must be documented with the names and addresses of firms contacted by the Executive Officer and the reasons why the provisions of this section could not be met. This documentation shall be maintained in the Boards Contract file.

1. New section filed 4-6-95 as an emergency; operative 4-6-95 (Register 95, No. 14). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-4-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-6-95 order including amendment of section and NOTE transmitted to OAL 8-4-95 and filed 9-18-95 (Register 95, No. 38).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 6716 and 8710, Business and Professions Code; and Sections 4525, 4526 and 4528, Government Code. Reference: Section 4528, Government Code.