SB 785 (Wolk) – Request for Signature To Engrossing and
Enrolling on August 27, 2014
SB 785, by Senator Lois Wolk, would recast existing design-build
statutes for purposes of eliminating inconsistencies and
consolidating present statutory authority as well as extend the
sunset date on existing design-build authority and reduce the
project cost threshold to projects that exceed $1 million.
While counties had concerns about the bill’s requirement that in
order to be prequalified or shortlisted, a design-build entity
must provide an enforceable commitment to the local agency that
the entity and its subcontractors will use skilled and trained
workforce to perform work on the contract, CSAC found that the
benefits of the continued use of design-build with a reduced
project threshold outweigh our concerns regarding the skilled and
trained workforce.
CSAC has requested the Governor’s signature on SB 785.
AB 1720 (Bloom) – Request for Signature Chapter 263,
Statutes of 2014
AB 1720, by Assembly Member Richard Bloom, would extend by one
year the exemption in current law that allows transit buses to
operate over state weight limits, until January 1, 2016. Further,
transit agencies would be able to continue to procure overweight
transit buses under specified circumstances until January 1,
2016. This bill was a negotiated solution with the California
Transit Association, CSAC and other transportation stakeholders.
The extension is necessary to allow the completion of a national
study of issues surrounding overweight transit buses, the
findings of which will be critical in the development of a
permanent and cost-effective solution to this issue.
