State Contracting Manual - Vol. 1

The State Contracting Manual (SCM), Vol. 1 is provided as a resource to those in California state government who are involved in the state’s contracting process. It provides the policies, procedures and guidelines to promote sound business decisions and practices in securing necessary services for the state.

The November 2012 SCM is broken down by chapter below in PDF format:

• Title, Abbreviations & Acronyms, & Table of Contents 
• Chapter 1 -- Introduction
• Chapter 2 -- The Basic Contracting Process
• Chapter 3 -- Additional Requirements
• Chapter 4 -- DGS Contract Approval
• Chapter 5 -- Competitive Bidding Methods
• Chapter 6 -- Contract Award Protests
• Chapter 7 -- Miscellaneous Contracting Issues
• Chapter 8 -- Business Participation Program Requirements
• Chapter 9 -- Contract Management
• Chapter 10 -- Public Works Contracts
• Chapter 11 -- Architectural and Engineering Contracts
• Glossary of Terms 
•  Index

Entire November 2012 SCM as a unified PDF document.

Entire October 2005 SCM (PDF) provided for comparison purposes.