(a) Solely for the purpose of validating the selection of consultants completed prior to July 1, 1990, the Legislature hereby declares that the process of evaluating and selecting consultants for that list of projects specifically identified in the selection process undertaken during the period between June 13, 1989, and June 30, 1990, in support of the Riverside County Transportation Improvement Plan, as specified in Measure A on the November 8, 1988, ballot for Riverside County, is consistent with the requirements of this article, and the resultant numerically ranked list of consultants shall serve as the basis of negotiation and award of contracts by the department until September 19, 1992.

(b) The method of selecting consultants authorized by subdivision (a), and the resultant list, may be utilized until December 31, 1995, if (1) the process for prequalifying consultants is reopened to allow additional consultants the opportunity to qualify for inclusion in the list and (2), the prequalifying process is conducted at least annually.

(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 136, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)