(a) (1) In order to adequately provide for the housing and administrative requirements of the Legislature and the executive branch during the construction of a state capitol building annex or the restoration, rehabilitation, renovation, or reconstruction of the existing State Capitol Building Annex pursuant to Article 5.2 (commencing with Section 9112), and to later provide for additional state-owned facilities in close proximity to the State Capitol, the Department of General Services may pursue the design and construction of a state office building located on O Street, between 10th Street and 11th Street, in the City of Sacramento. (2) A project authorized pursuant to this section may proceed on a schedule different from that for the projects authorized by Section 9112, subject to good faith consultation between the Department of General Services and the Joint Rules Committee to determine the scope, budget, scheduling, organization, management, delivery method, and other approaches deemed most appropriate and advantageous to advance the office building authorized by this section and other related projects. This consultation shall be conducted pursuant to the agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 9112. (b) (1) The Department of General Services, or its designated representative, shall collaborate with the Joint Rules Committee and the Department of Finance, or its designated representative, to determine the scope, budget, delivery method, and schedule for any space to be constructed, restored, rehabilitated, renovated, or reconstructed pursuant to this article. (2) (A) The scope, cost, and delivery method of each project pursuant to this section shall be recognized by, and subject to the oversight of, the State Public Works Board pursuant to Section 13332.11 or 13332.19, as applicable and subject to the provisions of this paragraph. (B) Notwithstanding Sections 13332.11 and 13332.19, or any other law, the Joint Rules Committee, the Department of Finance or its designated representative, and the Department of General Services or its designated representative, may agree, pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 9112, to utilize any delivery method deemed appropriate and advantageous for the work performed pursuant to this article. (C) Notwithstanding any provision of Section 13332.11 or 13332.19 to the contrary, or any other law, any changes to the scope of the projects authorized by this section shall be agreed upon by the Joint Rules Committee, the Department of Finance or its designated representative, and the Department of General Services or its designated representative, pursuant to the agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 9112. (3) The height limitation specified in subdivision (c) of Section 8162.7 shall apply to any structure constructed, restored, rehabilitated, renovated, or reconstructed pursuant to this article. (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, all work performed pursuant to this article by the Department of General Services shall be exempt from all of the following: (A) The State Contract Act (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code). (B) Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14825) of Part 5.5 of Division 3. (C) Chapter 2.1 (commencing with Section 15813) of Part 10b of Division 3. (D) Section 2807 of the Penal Code. (2) Notwithstanding any other law, the inclusion of office space for or an emergency dispatch center of the Department of the California Highway Patrol, including any associated telecommunications or radio equipment, in the state office building constructed pursuant to this article shall not subject any part of the project authorized by this article, including that office space or emergency dispatch center, to any of the following: (A) The Essential Services Buildings Seismic Safety Act of 1986 (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16000) of Division
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