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California Painting Contractor Public Works Flashcards

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  1. What is the prevailing wage requirement for C-33 painting contractors working on California public works projects?

    Answer: The DIR-determined prevailing wage rate for the craft and locality

    California Labor Code Section 1771 requires that workers on public works projects be paid the prevailing wage rate as determined by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) for each craft and locality.

  2. A C-33 contractor bidding on a California public works project must be registered with which state entity?

    Answer: Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) as a public works contractor

    Since 2014, all contractors and subcontractors bidding on or performing public works must be registered with the DIR's public works contractor registration program.

  3. On a California public works painting project, certified payroll records must be submitted within how many days of each pay period?

    Answer: 10 days

    Certified payroll records must be furnished to the Labor Commissioner and available to the awarding body within 10 days of each pay period per Labor Code Section 1776.

  4. Which bonding requirement applies specifically to C-33 contractors on California public works projects over $25,000?

    Answer: A payment bond and performance bond each equal to 100% of contract value

    Public works projects over $25,000 require both a payment bond and a performance bond, each in the amount of 100% of the contract price.

  5. Under California's Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, a C-33 painting prime contractor must list subcontractors who will perform more than what threshold of the work?

    Answer: 0.5% of the total bid or $10,000, whichever is greater

    The Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act requires listing subcontractors whose work exceeds 0.5% of the total bid or $10,000, whichever is greater.

  6. A public school district hires a C-33 contractor for exterior painting. Under the California Education Code, what additional requirement applies?

    Answer: Workers must pass a background check through DOJ fingerprinting

    California Education Code Section 45125.1 requires contractors and their employees working at school sites to undergo DOJ fingerprint-based background checks.