5953. Any contract entered into by the department to determine the appropriate location, select a suitable facility, or prepare preliminary plans and working drawings is exempt from the Public Contract Code.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 489, Sec. 1. Effective October 7, 1991.)
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