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  1. Under California's Little Miller Act, payment bonds on public works projects protect:

    Answer: Subcontractors and material suppliers who are not paid

    Payment bonds under the Little Miller Act (Civil Code Section 9550) protect subcontractors and suppliers who furnish labor or materials to the project.

  2. A public works painting contractor wishes to substitute a specified coating product with an equivalent. This requires:

    Answer: A written substitution request approved by the awarding authority or engineer

    Product substitutions on public works must be submitted in writing and approved by the awarding authority or engineer of record.

  3. Which California law requires that public works contractors and subcontractors be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)?

    Answer: Labor Code Section 1725.5

    Labor Code Section 1725.5 mandates DIR registration for all contractors performing public works in California.

  4. On a public works project, a journeyman painter must be paid at least the prevailing journeyman rate for ALL hours worked when:

    Answer: They perform any journeyman-level tasks during the shift

    A worker performing journeyman-level tasks must be paid at the journeyman prevailing wage rate for all hours worked on those tasks.

  5. A painting contractor on a public works project uses apprentice painters. What ratio of apprentices to journeymen is typically required by California prevailing wage law?

    Answer: 1 apprentice per 3 journeymen

    California prevailing wage regulations generally require a ratio of one apprentice for every three journeymen on a public works project.

  6. Which entity has the authority to investigate and penalize violations of prevailing wage laws on California public works projects?

    Answer: The Labor Commissioner

    The Labor Commissioner (Division of Labor Standards Enforcement) investigates and enforces prevailing wage violations on public works projects.

  7. When a public works painting project has a mandatory pre-bid job walk, a contractor who fails to attend will typically:

    Answer: Have their bid deemed non-responsive and rejected

    If a mandatory pre-bid job walk is specified, contractors who do not attend are usually disqualified and their bids are deemed non-responsive.