The California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank ("CIEDB") is seeking
comments on Phil Angelides proposed amendments to the existing Criteria, Priorities
and Guidelines for the Infrastructure State Revolving Fund Program.
The two main changes which affect public works are:
1) Pre-Qualification of Contractors. Currently the program for cities to pre-qualify
contractors utilizing the process permitted by Section 20101 of the Public Contract
Code is voluntary. The proposed changes would require that an agency pre-qualify
contractors utilizing this process in order to be eligible to borrow funds from the
CIEDB.
2) Labor Compliance Program. The proposed changes would require that borrowers
initiate and enforce the labor compliance program described in Section 1771.5 of the
Labor Code.
Does your city already participate in the pre-qualification of contractors and the
labor compliance program? Would these requirements be particularly burdensome for
your city?
A link is provided below to the letter sent out by the CIEDB and the proposed changes.
Please review this information and let the CIEDB and the League know how the proposed
changes would affect your city. Comments are due by May 30th. We are trying to get a
feel for how these amendments would affect cities so that the League can respond. If
you could please let me know how these amendments impact your city, no later than
Thursday, May 25th, I would greatly appreciate it.
Link to Letter & Proposed Amendments:
http://www.commerce.ca.gov/ciedb/revolvingfund/proposedcriteria.pdf
Thank you,
Frances Medema
Policy Analyst
League of California Cities
1400 K Street Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95814
phone: 916/658-8218
fax: 916/658-8240
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
