(a) Notwithstanding Section 32132 or any other law, upon approval by the board of directors of the Last Frontier Health Care District, the design-build procedure described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code may be used to assign contracts for the construction of a building or improvements directly related to construction of a hospital or health facility building at the Modoc Medical Center.

(b) For purposes of this section, all references in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code to “local agency” shall mean the Last Frontier Health Care District and its board of directors.

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 32132.7

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

(c) A hospital building project utilizing the design-build process authorized by subdivision (a) shall be reviewed and inspected in accordance with the standards and requirements of the Alfred E. Alquist Hospital Facilities Seismic Safety Act of 1983 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 129675) of Part 7 of Division 107).

(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 18, Sec. 2.5. (SB 268) Effective May 29, 2014. Operative on January 1, 2015, when Ch. 931 (SB 785) took effect, as provided in Stats. 2014, Ch. 18, Sec. 4. Note: The version added by Sec. 2 of Stats. 2014, Ch. 18, was previously operative.)

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