§ 12129. — 12129. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 272, Sec. 5.)

The Department of General Services shall electronically submit a report and recommendations to the Legislature regarding the Alternative Protest Process on or before January 1, 2007, and on or before January 1, 2010. The report shall include the following:
(a)
The percentage of bids with values under five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), under one million dollars ($1,000,000), and over one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more that were not subject to the Alternative Protest Process that were protested.
(b)
The percentage of bids with values under five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), under one million dollars ($1,000,000), and over one million dollars ($1,000,000) that were subject to the Alternative Protest Process that were protested.
(c)
The number of protests determined to be frivolous by the Department of General Services, subject to this chapter, with corresponding data for solicitations issued pursuant to existing procedures.
(d)
The percentage of contracts awarded under the Alternative Protest Process that were subsequently challenged in a court of law with corresponding data for solicitations issued pursuant to existing procedures.
(e)
The length of time to resolve protests pursuant to this chapter and the corresponding data for solicitations issued pursuant to existing procedures.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 272, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2006.