California legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
California SB983: San Diego Unified Port District: job order contracting: pilot program.
Status: Chaptered, September 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to add and repeal Article 48.5 (commencing with Section 20755) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. public contracts San Diego Unified Port District: job order contracting: pilot program. Existing law, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, sets forth procedures that a local agency is required to follow when procuring certain services or work. Existing law also sets forth specific public contracting requirements for port districts…
From the chaptered text, September 30, 2026:
An act to add and repeal Article 48.5 (commencing with Section 20755) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. public contracts San Diego Unified Port District: job order contracting: pilot program. Existing law, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, sets forth procedures that a local agency is required to follow when procuring certain services or work. Existing law also sets forth specific public contracting requirements for port districts. Existing law establishes the San Diego Unified Port District for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, development, and regulation of harbor works and improvements for the harbor of San Diego and for the promotion of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation and requires the San Diego Unified Port District to comply with the specific public contracting requirements for port districts. Existing law authorizes certain local agencies to engage in job order contracting, as prescribed. This bill would establish a pilot program to authorize the San Diego Unified Port District to use job order contracting as a procurement method, notwithstanding the specific public contracting requirements for port districts, as provided. The bill would impose various requirements on the job order contracting related to the San Diego Unified Port District, including a $5,000,000 cap on awards under a single job order contract and a $1,000,000 …