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June 8, 2011
Senator Alex Padilla
California State Senate
State Capitol, Room 4038
Sacramento, CA 95814
Serving RE: SB 293 (Padilla): Notice of Opposition
Anaheim
Dear Senator Padilla:
Brea
Buena Park On behalf of the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD), I would like to express
Cypress our opposition to Senate Bill 293 (Padilla).
Fountain Valley After reviewing the amended text of SB 293, we must oppose lowering the retention
Fullerton proceeds for contracted work because it has negative consequences for public
Gordan Grove agencies like ours.
Huntington Beach OCSD currently uses the retention proceeds to expedite contract work by including
Irvine an incentive lowering the retention from 10 percent to 5 percent when more than
half the work is done. This bill eliminates the incentive. Moreover, when the work of
La Habra a contractor or subcontractor results in liquidated damages the retention can be
La Palma used to cover those costs, ensuring public dollars are being spent wisely.
Los Alamitos
I urge you to retain current contracting law to provide necessary checks and
Newport Beach incentives for public works projects. Once again, Orange County Sanitation District
Orange respectfully opposes this legislation. If you have any questions, or need additional
information please contact Michael Gold, Public Affairs Manager at (714) 593-7529
Placentia
or mgold(&-ocsd.com.
Santa Ana
Seal Beach
Sincerely,
Stanton
Tustin �4j-eld
Villa Park
Yorba Linda Larry R. andall
Costs Mesa Chair, Board of Directors
Sanitary District
Midway City Cc: James D. Ruth, General Manager
Sanitary District Townsend Public Affairs
Irvine Ranch
Water District
County of Orange
10844 Ellis Avenue • Fountain Valley,CA 92708-7018 (714)962-2411 www.ocsd.com