California Code of Regulations
Title 2 - Administration
Division 3 - State Property Operations
Chapter 1 - State Lands Commission
Article 13 - Contracts Securing Architectural, Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Environmental, Land Surveying, and Construction Project Management Services
Section 2980.7 - Estimate of Value of Services
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Before interviewing a firm, the Executive Officer shall prepare an estimate of the value of the proposed services based upon accepted rates for comparable services. The estimate shall serve as a guide during contract negotiations to evaluate a fair and reasonable compensation.
(b) If at any time the Executive Officer determines the State's estimate to be unrealistic due to changing market costs, special conditions, or other relevant considerations, the Executive Officer shall reevaluate and modify the estimate as necessary.
(c) The Executive Officer's estimate shall remain confidential until the award of the contract, abandonment of any further procedure for the services to which it relates, or end of project.
1. New
section filed 5-1-2001 as an emergency; operative 5-1-2001 (Register 2001, No.
18). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-29-2001 or
emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
day.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 5-1-2001 order transmitted
to OAL 5-1-2001 and filed 5-29-2001 (Register 2001, No. 22).
3.
Renumbering former section 2980.7 to sections
2980.8 and
2980.9 and renumbering and
amendment of former section
2980.6 to section 2980.7 filed
8-25-2014; operative 10-1-2014 (Register 2014, No.
35).
Note: Authority cited: Section 4526, Government Code; and Section 6108, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 4528, Government Code.