AB 2471

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2013-2014 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly Feb 21, 2014
  • Passed Assembly May 29, 2014
  • Senate
  • Governor

Public contracts: change orders.

Abstract

Existing law contains various provisions relating to contracts by a public entity for the performance of public works of improvement, including provisions for the payment of progress payments and the disbursing and withholding of retention proceeds. Existing law, until January 1, 2016, prohibits progress payments upon state contracts from being made in excess of 100% of the percentage of actual work completed, and authorizes the Department of General Services to withhold not more than 5% of the contract price until final completion and acceptance of the project, except as specified. This bill would require a public entity, as defined, when authorized to order changes or additions to the work in a public works contract awarded to the lowest bidder, to issue a change order promptly, and no later than 60 days after the extra work is performed and documentation has been submitted, as specified. The bill would, if this requirement is not met, make the public entity liable to the original contractor for the completed extra work. The bill would require prejudgment interest to accrue on any amount that this bill would require to be paid that the public entity fails to pay. The bill would also authorize an original contractor to present to the public entity a request for a change order for extra work performed by a subcontractor, including a lower tier subcontractor. It would also authorize a subcontractor to request that an original contractor present a change order request for extra work directed by the public entity that was performed by the subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor. The bill would require the original contractor to notify the subcontractor as to whether the original contractor presented the request to the public entity, as specified.

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


Nov 30, 2014

Senate

From Senate committee without further action.

Aug 05, 2014

Senate

In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

Aug 04, 2014

Senate

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-2
  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 30, 2014

Senate

Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-2
  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 26, 2014

Senate

From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 24).

Jun 11, 2014

Senate

Referred to Com. on G.O.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on G.O.

May 29, 2014

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 11. Page 5357.)

May 27, 2014

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 23, 2014

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

Assembly

From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

May 14, 2014

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR. suspense file. APPR

Apr 30, 2014

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
Com. on APPR.

Apr 28, 2014

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on A. & A.R.

Apr 24, 2014

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A. & A.R. Read second time and amended.

Apr 08, 2014

Assembly

Re-referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on A. & A.R.

Apr 07, 2014

Assembly

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on A. & A.R. Read second time and amended.

Mar 13, 2014

Assembly

Referred to Com. on A. & A.R.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on A. & A.R.

Feb 24, 2014

Assembly

Read first time.

Feb 23, 2014

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 25.

Feb 21, 2014

Assembly

Introduced. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB2471 HTML
02/21/14 - Introduced PDF
04/07/14 - Amended Assembly PDF
04/24/14 - Amended Assembly PDF
05/23/14 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/30/14 - Amended Senate PDF
08/04/14 - Amended Senate PDF

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