Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may, from the resources provided in, and for the purpose of, Sections 188.5 and 188.6, include incentives or disincentives, or both, to maximize the number of bidders participating in a bid process relative to toll bridge seismic retrofit and replacement projects, and to encourage the timely and thorough completion of contracts awarded for those projects.

(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 375, Sec. 4. Effective September 29, 2005.)