California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 2 - Financial Operations
Chapter 3 - Department of General Services
Subchapter 12 - Personal Services Contracts
Section 1896.340 - Qualifying Contract Solicitations

Universal Citation: 2 CA Code of Regs 1896.340

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

Solicitations for Qualifying Contracts shall include the following provisions requiring compliance with Government Code Section 19134:

(a) Contracting agencies shall notify potential bidders that the contract to be awarded is subject to Government Code Section 19134 and shall instruct potential bidders to include in their bids provisions for Employee Benefits and/or Cash Payments to all Covered Employees.

(b) Contracting agencies shall identify in the solicitation whether provision for Employee Benefits and/or Cash Payments should be bid by the bidder as part of the cost bid or should be committed to by the bidder as a minimum qualifications requirement.

(c) Contracting agencies shall specify the applicable benefit rate(s) for the contract (based on the current Schedule of Employee Benefits Rates published by the Department of Personnel Administration). If the solicitation specifies that Employee Benefits and/or Cash Payments shall be part of the bidder's cost bid, the rate(s) specified in the solicitation shall be used by bidders for cost bod calculations.

(d) Rate changes published by the Department of Personnel Administration after issuance of a solicitation, but prior to the bid due date, shall be included in an addendum to the solicitation.

1. New section filed 12-29-2000 as an emergency; operative 1-1-2001 (Register 2000, No. 52). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-1-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section refiled 4-30-2001 as an emergency; operative 4-30-2001 (Register 2001, No. 18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-28-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. New section refiled 8-16-2001 as an emergency; operative 8-16-2001 (Register 2001, No. 33). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-14-2001 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. New section refiled 12-12-2001 as an emergency; operative 12-15-2001 (Register 2001, No. 50). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-15-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-12-2001 order, including amendment of section, transmitted to OAL 4-15-2002 and filed 5-28-2002 (Register 2002, No. 22).

Note: Authority cited: Section 19134(f), Government Code. Reference: Section 19134(a), (c)(1) and (f), Government Code.

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