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Monday, October 5, 2026

AB 1786 (Harabedian, D) Public contracts: best value construction contracting for counties, cities, and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments.

Existing law establishes a program to allow counties to select a bidder on the basis of best value, as defined, for construction projects in excess of $1,000,000. Existing law also authorizes counties to use a best value construction contracting method to award individual annual contracts, not to exceed $3,000,000, for repair, remodeling, or other repetitive work to be done according to unit prices, as specified. Existing law establishes procedures and criteria for the selection of a best value contractor and requires that bidders verify specified information under oath. Existing law requires the board of supervisors of a participating county to submit a report that contains specified information about the projects awarded using the best value procedures described above to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee before March 1, 2029. Existing law repeals the program provisions on January 1, 2030. This bill would, instead, authorize a county, city, or the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments to select a bidder on the basis of best value, as described above, for construction projects in excess of $500,000, would make various conforming changes to the above-described provisions, and would extend the operation of those provisions until January 1, 2032. (Based on 09/14/2026 text)

Cal Cities Position: Request for Signature

Primary Lobbyist: Damon Conklin

Policy Committee: TCPW

Cal Cities Position Letter(s) & City Sample Letter(s):
AB 1786 Request for Signature
AB 1786 Support Senate Labor
AB 1786 Support Letter Asm Local Govt Committee

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