Competitive Bids Not Required For School District.

The question before the court was: Does Education Code section 17406 exempt school districts from obtaining competitive bids when entering into what are known as “lease-leaseback” agreements to improve school property? The appellate court concluded the answer is “yes” because the language of the statute is “plain, unambiguous and explicit, and does not impose bid requirements on school districts.” (Los Alamitos Unified School District v. Howard Contracting, Inc. (Cal. App. Fourth Dist., Div. 3; September 17, 2014) 229 Cal.App.4th 1222, [178 Cal.Rptr.3d 355].)