School facilities: design-build contracts.

(1) Existing law authorizes, until January 1, 2014, a school district governing board or community college district governing board to enter into a design-build contract for both the design and construction of a school facility or community college facility, respectively, if specified requirements are met. This bill would extend this design-build authority until January 1, 2020. (2) Existing law states the intent of the Legislature that design-build procurement by a school district or community college district not be construed to extend, limit, or change in any manner the legal responsibility of public agencies and contractors to comply with existing law. This bill would also state the intent of the Legislature that design-build procurement does not replace or eliminate competitive bidding. (3) Existing law requires design-build projects by a school district or community college district to progress in a specified manner, including, among other things, requiring the school district governing board or community college district governing board to prepare a request for proposal setting forth the scope of the project and authorizing the request for proposal to include, but not be limited to, specified information. This bill would require the request for proposal not to include a design-build-operate contract for educational facilities.