Regulación de contratos para suministros en prisiones de California

Explicación Simple

Esta ley permite que las prisiones en California compren cosas que necesitan, como comida y ropa, mediante contratos. Tienen que elegir las ofertas más bajas y justas de proveedores para asegurar que gastan bien el dinero.

Es como cuando tu familia decide comprar comida para una fiesta. Buscan en varios supermercados y eligen el que tiene los mejores precios, pero también se aseguran de que la comida sea de buena calidad.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que el director de una prisión, Juan, necesita comprar ropa y comida para los internos. Él publica un anuncio en los periódicos y recibe ofertas de varios proveedores. Al final, elige al que ofrece los mejores precios y calidad, asegurándose de que el contrato sea justo para todos.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Penal Code - PEN PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000 - 10008] ( Part 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106. ) TITLE 1. IMPRISONMENT OF MALE PRISONERS IN STATE PRISONS [2000 - 3105] ( Title 1 repealed and added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106. ) CHAPTER 2. Administration of State Prisons [2051 - 2541] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 106. ) ARTICLE 1. Miscellaneous Powers and Duties of Department and Director of Corrections [2051 - 2068] ( Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2256. ) 2051. The department is hereby authorized to contract for provisions, clothing, medicines, forage, fuel, and all other staple supplies needed for the support of the prisons for any period of time, not exceeding one year, and such contracts shall be limited to bona fide dealers in the several classes of articles contracted for. Contracts for such articles as the department may desire to contract for, shall be given to the lowest bidder at a public letting thereof, if the price bid is a fair and reasonable one, and not greater than the usual value and prices. Each bid shall be accompanied by such security as the department may require, conditional upon the bidder entering into a contract upon the terms of his bid, on notice of the acceptance thereof, and furnishing a penal bond with good and sufficient sureties in such sum as the department may require, and to its satisfaction that he will faithfully perform his contract. If the proper officer of the prison reject any article, as not complying with the contract, or if a bidder fail to furnish the articles awarded to him when required, the proper officer of the prison may buy other articles of the kind rejected or called for, in the open market, and deduct the price thereof, over the contract price, from the amou