Public Contract Code section 22032

(a)

Public projects of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) or less may be performed by the employees of a public agency by force account, by negotiated contract, or by purchase order.

(b)

Public projects of two hundred twenty thousand dollars ($220,000) or less may be let to contract by informal procedures as set forth in this article.

(c)

Public projects of more than two hundred twenty thousand dollars ($220,000) shall, except as otherwise provided in this article, be let to contract by formal bidding procedure.

Source: Section 22032, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PCC§ionNum=22032.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2025; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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