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Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Subcontractors and material suppliers who are not paid

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A written substitution request approved by the awarding authority or engineer

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Labor Code Section 1725.5

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

They perform any journeyman-level tasks during the shift

Answer

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

Question 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?

Accepted Answer

1 apprentice per 3 journeymen

Answer

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

C33 - C-33 California Painting Contractor License Practice Test

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