Public Contract Code section 12403

Nothing contained in any policy regarding environmentally preferable purchasing may be construed as requiring the acquisition of goods or services that do not perform adequately for their intended use, exclude adequate competition, or are not available at a reasonable price in a reasonable period of time.

Source: Section 12403, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PCC§ionNum=12403. (updated Jan. 1, 2003; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 12403, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PCC§ionNum=12403. (last accessed May 12, 2025).