Committee approves expanding ‘best value’ procurement option for school construction
AB 361 would remove a sunset and allow school districts statewide to use a best‑value procurement method used by Los Angeles Unified; the Education Committee voted to pass the bill as amended to allow wider use and asked follow‑up questions about design and scope.
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Assemblymember Schultz presented AB 361 to extend and expand Los Angeles Unified School District’s pilot best‑value procurement method for school construction projects to other districts statewide and remove the program’s sunset. Sponsors from LAUSD described best value as an option — not a mandate — that lets districts weigh experience, quality and performance in addition to price for complex school construction projects.
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