Gov. Code, § 4525 · Chapter 10. Contracts with Private Architects, Engineering, Land Surveying, and Construction Project Management Firms
Gov. Code, § 4525
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meaning:
(a) “Firm” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity permitted by law to practice the profession of architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, environmental services, land surveying, or construction project management.
(b) “State agency head” means the secretary, administrator, or head of a department, agency, or bureau of the State of California authorized to contract for architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, land surveying, and construction project management services.
(c) “Local agency head” means the secretary, administrator, or head of a department, agency, or bureau of any city, county, city and county, whether general law or chartered, or any district which is authorized to contract for architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, land surveying, and construction project management services.
(d) “Architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, and land surveying services” includes those professional services of an architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, environmental, or land surveying nature as well as incidental services that members of these professions and those in their employ may logically or justifiably perform.
(e) “Construction project management” means those services provided by a licensed architect, registered engineer, or licensed general contractor which meet the requirements of Section 4529.5 for management and supervision of work performed on state construction projects.
(f) “Environmental services” means those services performed in connection with project development and permit processing in order to comply with federal and state environmental laws. “Environmental services” also includes the processing and awarding of claims pursuant to Chapter 6.75 (commencing with Section 25299.10) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 432, Sec. 1. Effective September 24, 1993.
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- Pub. Util. Code, § 106057Printed as Section 4525 of the Government Code
- Pub. Util. Code, § 120222Printed as Section 4525 of the Government Code
- Pub. Util. Code, § 125222Printed as Section 4525 of the Government Code
- Pub. Util. Code, § 130232Printed as Sections 4525 and 4529.10 of the Government Code
- Pub. Util. Code, § 132352.4Printed as Section 4525 of the Government Code
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