Opinion No. (2007)

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE NOREEN EVANS, MEMBER OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May the California State University employ selection criteria to limit the number of qualified prospective contractors invited to submit bid proposals for a "design-build" project? 2. Is the California State University required to inform qualified prospective contractors what selection criteria will be employed to limit the number of contractors invited to submit bid proposals for a "design-build" project, including how the selection criteria will be weighted and evaluated? 3. To what extent, if any, do the requirements of the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act apply to "design-build" projects? *Page 2 CONCLUSIONS 1. The California State University may employ selection criteria to limit the number of qualified prospective contractors invited to submit bid proposals for a "design-build" project. 2. The California State University is required to inform qualified prospective contractors what selection criteria will be employed to limit the number of contractors invited to submit…