(a) Contracts made pursuant to this article are not subject to Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 5.

(b) Contracts for engineering, architectural, landscape architectural, environmental, or land surveying services that the department elects to advertise and award in accordance with Section 14132.1 are not subject to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4525) of Division 5 of Title 1. All other contracts for engineering, architectural, environmental, landscape architectural, or land surveying services made pursuant to this article are subject to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4525) of Division 5 of Title 1. Notwithstanding § 10295 of the Public Contract Code, the determination as to whether the guidelines for contracting adopted pursuant to Section 14134 have been met shall be the sole responsibility of the Director of Transportation. The Department of General Services shall have 30 working days upon receipt of a contract under this article in which to act on the contract, except in cases where further clarification is required by the department to execute the contract.

(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1086, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)