AB 618 Summary

• Authorizes job order contracting for community college districts under similar conditions as existing school district authority, effective until January 1, 2022.

• Requires school districts and community college districts using job order contracting to have project labor agreements covering all public works awarded through job order contracting and other public works exceeding a monetary threshold set by the district.

• Prohibits architects, engineers, consultants, and contractors retained to develop job order contract documents from bidding on or participating in bid preparation with job order contractors.

• Establishes prequalification requirements for job order contractors including submission of sworn questionnaires covering contractor capacity, licenses, safety history, and financial information.

• Sets maximum contract values of $5 million for initial terms and $10 million over two renewal periods, with individual job orders not exceeding $1 million; requires prevailing wage compliance for all work.