1,936,722 / 38.1% Yes votes ...... 3,134,749 / 61.9% No votes

• Prohibits contracting where performance of work by civil service employees is less costly unless urgent need for contract.
• Prohibits contracts which Controller or awarding agency determines are against public interest, health, safety or where quality of work would be lower than civil service work.
• Contractors must indemnify state in suits related to performance of contracts.
• Requires defined competitive bidding of state-funded design and engineering contracts over $50,000, unless delay from bidding would endanger public health or safety.
• Provisions severable and should be harmonized with similar measures on subject.

• Unknown impact on state and local government costs to obtain construction-related services. Impact would depend largely on factors included in the cost comparison analyses required by the proposition.
• Administrative costs to the State Controller--one-time costs of probably less than $500,000 and annual costs of up to $2 million.

Meaning of Voting Yes/No

A YES vote of this measure means:

State and local governments would have to use a new process before they could contract out certain construction-related services.

A NO vote of this measure means:

The current processes for contracting out construction-related services would not change.

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Summary of Arguments FOR Proposition 224:

Prop. 224 stops politicians from giving overpriced, no-bid contracts to campaign contributors and requires competitive bidding for state contracts. Hold contractors responsible for their work. Require cost effectiveness and competitive bidding. Protect bridges and public safety. Join law enforcement, firefighters, engineers, businesses, labor, teachers and seniors--Yes on 224!

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Summary of Arguments AGAINST Proposition 224:

A deceptive scheme promoted by state bureaucrats! Virtually prohibits government contracting with private earthquake safety engineers. Delays highway, school and hospital earthquake retrofitting! More Bureaucrats! Higher Taxes! Less Accountability! Opposed by California Taxpayers' Association, seismic engineers, business, schools, labor, cities, counties. Don't let them fool you. Vote "No" on 224.

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Contact FOR Proposition 224:

Taxpayers for Competitive
Bidding
660 "J" Street, Suite 445
Sacramento, CA 95814
Steve Hopcraft
(916) 457-5546
http://www.prop224yes.org

Contact AGAINST Proposition 224:

Taxpayers Against 224
111 Anza Boulevard,
Suite 406
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 340-0470 or
(310) 996-2600
http://www.no224.org

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