Section 20919.5.

(a) The maximum total dollar amount that may be awarded under a single job order contract shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) in the first term of the job order contract and, if extended or renewed, ten million dollars ($10,000,000) over the maximum two terms of the job order contract adjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index.

(b) Job order contracts may be executed for an initial contract term of no more than 12 months, with the option of extending or renewing the job order contract for two 12-month periods. The term of the job order contract shall be for the contract term or whenever the maximum value of the contract is achieved, whichever is less. All extensions or renewals shall be priced as provided in the request for bids. The extension or renewal shall be mutually agreed to by the unified school district and the job order contractor.

(c) The unified school district may issue job orders to the job order contractor that has been awarded the job order contract. The job order issued to the job order contractor shall not commence for seven days from the time the job order was issued and the job order contractor shall provide a minimum of seven days notice for the addition of any subcontractor or substitution of any subcontractor as described in subdivision (e) of Section 20919.6. The job order shall be based on a project scope of work prepared by the unified school district as well as a proposal from the job order contractor who is awarded the job order contract. No single job order may exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000).

(d) It is unlawful to split or separate into smaller job orders any project for the purpose of evading the cost limitation provisions of this chapter.

(e) All work performed under the job order contract shall be covered by a project stabilization agreement.

(f) Any change or alteration to a job order shall be in compliance with Section 20118.4.

(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 825, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2013. Repealed as of December 31, 2020, pursuant to Section 20919.15.)