(a) For the purposes of acquiring the 2,000 community correctional facility beds and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the procurement and performance of any contracts authorized pursuant to Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Part 3 of Title 7 of the Penal Code shall be conducted under the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 10335) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, as a contract for services.

(b) The procurement shall include requirements that the contractor provide to the state options to purchase all or a portion of the facilities and equipment used by the vendor in the performance of the contract and that the consideration of the proposals include the terms of these options. The contract shall provide specifications for the vendor’s acquisition of sites, compliance with environmental requirements, preparation of plans and specifications for, and development and operation of, facilities, and such other matters as may be reasonably incidental to the development, operation, and potential future acquisition by the state pursuant to an option to purchase the facilities.

(c) The exercise of an option to purchase shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the State Public Works Board and the requirements of the master plan for prison construction, Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 7000) of Title 7 of Part 3 of the Penal Code, the State Contract Act, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, the State Building Construction Act of 1955, Part 10b (commencing with Section 15800) of Division 3 of the Government Code, and the Property Acquisition Law, and Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of the Government Code, but these provisions shall not apply to the procurement of the option to purchase or the procurement and performance of the contract.

(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 500, Sec. 3. Effective September 15, 1998.)