(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 10348, no state agency shall draft, or cause to be drafted, any invitation to bid or request for proposal, in connection with the awarding of a contract, in a manner that limits the bidding directly or indirectly to any one bidder.

(b) Any contract awarded in violation of subdivision (a) shall be void.

Terms Used In California Public Contract Code 10339

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State agency: as used in this article , means every state office, department, division, bureau, board, or commission, but does not include the Legislature, the courts, or any agency in the judicial branch of government. See California Public Contract Code 10335.7

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 759, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2001.)