§ 120220 Board Contracting Authority

Public Utilities Code·California

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•The board can make deals or agreements for different things.
•These deals can include paying for help or promising to cover costs if something goes wrong.
•They can do this even when taking land for public use.

Example

The board needs to build a new road, so they make a deal with a construction company.

The board agrees to pay the company for their work and promises to cover any extra costs if there are problems.

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§ 120220 Board Contracting Authority

The board may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and save harmless, to employ labor, and to do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this division. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 557, Sec. 7. Effective October 5, 2005.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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board contracts stipulations eminent domain proceedings indemnify and save harmless employ labor

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 120220.

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