Notwithstanding Section 999.1, if a contract for professional bond services of an underwriter is to be obtained by competitive bid, the awarding department shall, at a minimum, take all of the following actions:

(a) Deliver the notice of sale or other notification of intention to issue the bonds to all disabled veteran business enterprises that have listed their names with the awarding department for the purpose of this notice and other qualified disabled veteran enterprises known to the awarding department.

Terms Used In California Military and Veterans Code 999.3

  • Awarding department: means a state agency, department, governmental entity, or other officer or entity empowered by law to issue bonds or enter into contracts on behalf of the state. See California Military and Veterans Code 999
  • Bonds: means bonds, notes, warrants, certificates of participation, and other evidences of indebtedness issued by, or on behalf of, the state. See California Military and Veterans Code 999
  • department: means the Department of Veterans Affairs. See California Military and Veterans Code 690
  • Disabled veteran: means a veteran of the military, naval, or air service of the United States, including, but not limited to, the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the Regular Scouts, "Old Scouts" and the Special Philippine Scouts, "New Scouts" who has at least a 10-percent service-connected disability and who is domiciled in the state. See California Military and Veterans Code 999
  • Professional bond services: include services as financial advisers, bond counsel, underwriters in negotiated transactions, underwriter's counsel, financial printers, feasibility consultants, and other professional services related to the issuance and sale of bonds. See California Military and Veterans Code 999

(b) State in all notices of sale and other notifications of intention to issue bonds that disabled veteran business enterprises are encouraged to respond.

(c) Require all submitting bidders to certify their awareness of the goals of the awarding department in accordance with this article.

(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1207, Sec. 1.)

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