Alters membership procedures for the Capital Project Advisory Review Board, reforms the duties of the public works Project Review Committee, and implements a number of other changes to public works contracting procedures. This act takes effect on June 30, 2013. (See also SB 5349).   Official Text and Analysis.

Adds definitions of disadvantaged and small businesses. Public bodies must provide a sample of the life-cycle cost model to be used in proposals from design build firms. Outreach plans to disadvantaged businesses and small businesses are added to the evaluation factors for design build proposals and the GC/CM proposals. A design build proposer's past performance with life-cycle or energy performance design build goals is added. Operating costs may be added to the price related factors in evaluating design build proposals.

Extends alternative contracting procedures to June 30, 2021. Modifies the criteria to use the Design Build and General Contractor/ Construction Manager contracting procedures. Modifies notification procedures. Increases Job Order Contracting limits to $6 million for certain counties.

Removes the life-cycle cost model from the documents a public entity must provide in the request for qualification documents to design-build proposers. Removes the changes to evaluation factors for design-build proposals that would include evaluating a proposer's past performance with life-cycle or energy performance design-build goals. Removes the provisions providing that a public body may consider life-cycle costs including utility and other operating costs that will benefit from an energy performance design-build contract.

Extends alternative contracting procedures to June 30, 2021. Modifies the criteria to use the Design Build and General Contractor/Construction Manager contracting procedures. Modifies notification procedures. Increases Job Order Contracting limits to $6 million for certain counties.

To concur in the Senate amendment(s).