SB 376, Lara.
Public contracts: University of California. Existing
provisions of the California Constitution provide that the University
of California constitutes a public trust and require the university to
be administered by the Regents of the University of California
(regents), a corporation in the form of a board, with full powers of
organization and government, subject to legislative control only for
specified purposes, including such competitive bidding procedures as may
be applicable to the university by statute for the letting of
construction contracts, sales of real property, and purchasing of
materials, goods, and services. Existing law requires the regents,
except as provided, to let all contracts involving an expenditure of
$100,000 or more annually for goods and materials or services, excepting
personal or professional services, to the lowest responsible bidder
meeting certain specifications, or to reject all bids. Existing law,
until January 1, 2018, also authorizes the bid evaluation and
selection for these contracts to be determined by the best value.
This
bill would require a bidder, to qualify as a lowest responsible bidder
or best value awardee on contracts for specified services, to certify in
writing to the University of California (UC) that the bid includes a
total employee compensation package that is valued on a per-employee
basis at a level sufficient that it does not materially undercut the
average per-employee value of total compensation for UC employees who
perform comparable work at the relevant campus, medical center, or
laboratory at which the bidder proposes to perform the work. The bill
would require the UC to include in its request for proposals a
calculation of the average per-employee value of total compensation for
UC employees who perform comparable work at the relevant location, as
prescribed. The bill would require contracts for services involving an
expenditure of $100,000 or more annually to include any renewals or
extensions of the contract that would result in an expenditure of
$100,000 or more annually.
This bill would exclude specified employees and public works from these provisions, as provided.
Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(a) It
is a matter of statewide concern that responsible competitive bidding
at the University of California not undercut the wages and benefits
provided by the University of California for comparable work, given that
a significant percentage of University of California employees already
are eligible for public benefits and any material decrease in the
compensation of employees performing such work would result in
materially increased General Fund costs for the provision of benefits.
(b) It
is a matter of statewide concern that the University
of California not repeat past instances in which public resources
have been squandered via contracting out to for-profit private
contractors that charge significant administrative overhead.
SEC. 2.
Section 10507.6 is added to the Public Contract Code, to read:10507.6.
(a) For the purposes of this article, to qualify as a lowest responsible bidder or best value awardee on any contract for building maintenance, cleaning, or custodial services, call center services, clerical services, dining and food services, gardening, grounds keeping and plant nursery services, laborer services, mailroom services, parking, shuttle bus, truck driving, or transportation services, security services, storekeeper services, patient care technical employee services, patient billing services, medical transcribing services, patient escort services, or nursing assistant services, a bidder shall certify in writing to the University of California that the bid includes a total employee compensation package, including fringe benefits, that is valued on a per-employee basis at a level sufficient that it does not materially undercut the average per-employee value of total compensation, including fringe benefits, for employees of the University of California who perform comparable work at the relevant campus, medical center, or laboratory at which the bidder proposes to perform the work.
(b) The
University of California shall implement this section by including in
its request for proposals a calculation of the average per-employee
value of total compensation, including fringe benefits, for employees of
the University of California who perform comparable work at the
relevant campus, medical center, or laboratory, and that calculation
shall use all known cost escalators to project the future rate of growth
of average per-employee total compensation costs.
(c) The
requirements of this section shall not apply to employees subject to
Section 1191.5 of the Labor Code or Section 214(c) of Title 29 of the
United States Code. Any employees covered by Section 1191.5 of the Labor
Code or Section 214(c) of Title 29 of the United States Code shall be
omitted from all calculations and certifications required by this
section.
(d) This section does not
apply to any work subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of
Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.
SEC. 3.
Section 10507.7 of the Public Contract Code is amended to read:10507.7.
(a) Except as provided for in this article, the Regents of the University of California shall let all contracts involving an expenditure of more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) annually for goods and materials to be sold to the University of California to the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications, or else reject all bids. Contracts for services to be performed, other than personal or professional services, involving an expenditure of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more annually shall be made or entered into with the lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications, or else all bids shall be rejected. If the regents deem it to be for the best interest of the university, the regents may, on the refusal or failure of the successful bidder for materials, goods, or services to execute a tendered contract, award it to the second lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications. If the second lowest responsible bidder fails or refuses to execute the contract, the regents may likewise award it to the third lowest responsible bidder meeting specifications.
(b) For
the purposes of this section, contracts for services involving an
expenditure of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or more annually
shall include any renewal or extension of an existing contract, if the
renewal or extension involves an expenditure of one hundred thousand
dollars ($100,000) or more annually.
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