Public Contract Code section 20587

Contracts for the purchase of materials only shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, except that the board may reject any or all bids for the furnishing of materials only and thereafter either readvertise for bids or solicit offers from not less than three responsible persons to furnish materials.

Source: Section 20587, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PCC§ionNum=20587. (updated Jan. 1, 1982; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/public_contract_code_section_20587

Original Source: Section 20587, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PCC§ionNum=20587. (last accessed May 12, 2025).