For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Department” means any of the following:

Terms Used In California Public Contract Code 10106

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • project: includes the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any state structure, building, road, or other state improvement of any kind that will exceed a total cost calculated pursuant to subdivision (b). See California Public Contract Code 10105

(1) The Department of Water Resources as to any project under the jurisdiction of that department.

(2) The Department of Transportation as to any project under the jurisdiction of that department.

(3) The Department of Parks and Recreation as to any project under the jurisdiction of that department.

(4) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation with respect to any project under its jurisdiction pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 7000) of Title 7 of Part 3 of the Penal Code.

(5) The Military Department as to any project under the jurisdiction of that department.

(6) The High-Speed Rail Authority as to any project under the jurisdiction of that authority.

(7) The Department of General Services as to all other projects.

(b) “Director” means the director of each department as defined in this section respectively or the executive director, also known as the chief executive officer, in the case of the High-Speed Rail Authority.

(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 790, Sec. 8. (SB 1172) Effective January 1, 2019.)