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CA Pub Cont Code § 4101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4101.

4101.  The Legislature finds that the practices of bid shopping and bid peddling in connection with the construction, alteration, and repair of public improvements often result in poor quality of material and workmanship to the detriment of the public, deprive the public of the full benefits of fair competition among prime contractors and subcontractors, and lead to insolvencies, loss of wages to employees, and other evils.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 42.1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4103.

4103.  Nothing in this chapter limits or diminishes any rights or remedies, either legal or equitable, which:(a) An original or substituted subcontractor may have against the prime contractor, his or her successors or assigns.(b) The state or any county, city, body politic, or public agency may have against the prime contractor, his or her successors or assigns, including the right to take over and complete the contract.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 42.1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4104.

4104.  Any officer, department, board, or commission taking bids for the construction of any public work or improvement shall provide in the specifications prepared for the work or improvement or in the general conditions under which bids will be received for the doing of the work incident to the public work or improvement that any person making a bid or offer to perform the work, shall, in his or her bid or offer, set forth:(a) (1) The name, the location of the place of business, the California contractor license number, and public works contractor registration number issued pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code of each subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render service to the prime contractor in or about the construction of the work or improvement, or a subcontractor licensed by the State of California who, under subcontract to the prime contractor, specially fabricates and installs a portion of the work or improvement according to detailed drawings contained in the plans and specifications, in an amount in excess of one-half of 1 percent of the prime contractor’s total bid or, in the case of bids or offers for the construction of streets or highways, including bridges, in excess of one-half of 1 percent of the prime contractor’s total bid or ten thousand dollars ($10,000), whichever is greater.(2) An inadvertent error in listing the California contractor license number or public works contractor registration number provided pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be grounds for filing a bid protest or grounds for considering the bid nonresponsive if the corrected contractor’s license number is submitted to the public entity by the prime contractor within 24 hours after the bid opening and provided the corrected contractor’s license number corresponds to the submitted name and location for that subcontractor.(3) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), any information requested by the officer, department, board, or commission concerning any subcontractor who the prime contractor is required to list under this subdivision, other than the subcontractor’s name, location of business, the California contractor license number, and the public works contractor registration number, may be submitted by the prime contractor up to 24 hours after the deadline established by the officer, department, board, or commission for receipt of bids by prime contractors.(B) A state or local agency may implement subparagraph (A) at its option.(b) The portion of the work that will be done by each subcontractor under this act. The prime contractor shall list only one subcontractor for each portion as is defined by the prime contractor in his or her bid.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 90. (SB 96) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4104.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4104.5.

4104.5.  (a) The officer, department, board, or commission taking bids for construction of any public work or improvement shall specify in the bid invitation and public notice the place the bids of the prime contractors are to be received and the time by which they shall be received. The date and time shall be extended by no less than 72 hours if the officer, department, board, or commission issues any material changes, additions, or deletions to the invitation later than 72 hours prior to the bid closing. Any bids received after the time specified in the notice or any extension due to material changes shall be returned unopened.(b) As used in this section, the term “material change” means a change with a substantial cost impact on the total bid as determined by the awarding agency.(c) As used in this section, the term “bid invitation” shall include any documents issued to prime contractors that contain descriptions of the work to be bid or the content, form, or manner of submission of bids by bidders.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 204, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4105.

4105.  Circumvention by a general contractor who bids as a prime contractor of the requirement under Section 4104 for him or her to list his or her subcontractors, by the device of listing another contractor who will in turn sublet portions constituting the majority of the work covered by the prime contract, shall be considered a violation of this chapter and shall subject that prime contractor to the penalties set forth in Sections 4110 and 4111.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 42.1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4106.

4106.  If a prime contractor fails to specify a subcontractor or if a prime contractor specifies more than one subcontractor for the same portion of work to be performed under the contract in excess of one-half of 1 percent of the prime contractor’s total bid, the prime contractor agrees that he or she is fully qualified to perform that portion himself or herself, and that the prime contractor shall perform that portion himself or herself.If after award of contract, the prime contractor subcontracts, except as provided for in Sections 4107 or 4109, any such portion of the work, the prime contractor shall be subject to the penalties named in Section 4111.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 42.1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4107.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4107.2.

4107.2.  No subcontractor listed by a prime contractor under Section 4104 as furnishing and installing carpeting, shall voluntarily sublet his or her subcontract with respect to any portion of the labor to be performed unless he or she specified the subcontractor in his or her bid for that subcontract to the prime contractor.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 42.1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4107.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4107.7.

4107.7.  If a contractor who enters into a contract with a public entity for investigation, removal or remedial action, or disposal relative to the release or presence of a hazardous material or hazardous waste fails to pay a subcontractor registered as a hazardous waste hauler pursuant to Section 25163 of the Health and Safety Code within 10 days after the investigation, removal or remedial action, or disposal is completed, the subcontractor may serve a stop notice upon the public entity in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9350) of Title 3 of Part 6 of Division 4 of the Civil Code.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 43. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4108.

4108.  (a)  It shall be the responsibility of each subcontractor submitting bids to a prime contractor to be prepared to submit a faithful performance and payment bond or bonds if so requested by the prime contractor. (b) In the event any subcontractor submitting a bid to a prime contractor does not, upon the request of the prime contractor and at the expense of the prime contractor at the established charge or premium therefor, furnish to the prime contractor a bond or bonds issued by an admitted surety wherein the prime contractor shall be named the obligee, guaranteeing prompt and faithful performance of the subcontract and the payment of all claims for labor and materials furnished or used in and about the work to be done and performed under the subcontract, the prime contractor may reject the bid and make a substitution of another subcontractor subject to Section 4107. (c) (1) The bond or bonds may be required under this section only if the prime contractor in his or her written or published request for subbids clearly specifies the amount and requirements of the bond or bonds.(2) If the expense of the bond or bonds required under this section is to be borne by the subcontractor, that requirement shall also be specified in the prime contractor’s written or published request for subbids. (3) The prime contractor’s failure to specify bond requirements, in accordance with this subdivision, in the written or published request for subbids shall preclude the prime contractor from imposing bond requirements under this section.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 754, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4109 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4109.

4109.  Subletting or subcontracting of any portion of the work in excess of one-half of 1 percent of the prime contractor’s total bid as to which no subcontractor was designated in the original bid shall only be permitted in cases of public emergency or necessity, and then only after a finding reduced to writing as a public record of the awarding authority setting forth the facts constituting the emergency or necessity.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 42.1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4110.

4110.  A prime contractor violating any of the provisions of this chapter violates his or her contract and the awarding authority may exercise the option, in its own discretion, of (1) canceling his or her contract or (2) assessing the prime contractor a penalty in an amount of not more than 10 percent of the amount of the subcontract involved, and this penalty shall be deposited in the fund out of which the prime contract is awarded. In any proceedings under this section the prime contractor shall be entitled to a public hearing and to five days’ notice of the time and place thereof.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 42.1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4111 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4111.

4111.  Violation of this chapter by a licensee under Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code constitutes grounds for disciplinary action by the Contractors State License Board, in addition to the penalties prescribed in Section 4110.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 42.1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4112 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4112.

4112.  The failure on the part of a contractor to comply with any provision of this chapter does not constitute a defense to the contractor in any action brought against the contractor by a subcontractor.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 42.1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4113 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4113.

4113.  As used in this chapter, the word “subcontractor” shall mean a contractor, within the meaning of the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, who contracts directly with the prime contractor.“Prime contractor” shall mean the contractor who contracts directly with the awarding authority.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 42.1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 4114 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Subletting and Subcontracting|Section 4114.

4114.  The county board of supervisors, when it is the awarding authority, may delegate its functions under Sections 4107 and 4110 to any officer designated by the board.The authorized officer shall make a written recommendation to the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors may adopt the recommendation without further notice or hearing, or may set the matter for a de novo hearing before the board.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 43, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 5100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Relief of Bidders|Section 5100.

5100.  (a) “Public entity” means the state, Regents of the University of California, a county, city and county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the state.(b) “Bid” means any proposal submitted to a public entity in competitive bidding for the construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any structure, building, road or other improvement of any kind.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 435, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 5101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Relief of Bidders|Section 5101.

5101.  (a) A bidder shall not be relieved of the bid unless by consent of the awarding authority nor shall any change be made in the bid because of mistake, but the bidder may bring an action against the public entity in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the bids were opened for the recovery of the amount forfeited, without interest or costs. If the plaintiff fails to recover judgment, the plaintiff shall pay all costs incurred by the public entity in the suit, including a reasonable attorney’s fee to be fixed by the court.(b) If an awarding authority for the state consents to relieve a bidder of a bid because of mistake, the authority shall prepare a report in writing to document the facts establishing the existence of each element required by Section 5103. The report shall be available for inspection as a public record. In the case of the University of California or a California State University, the report shall be filed with the regents and the trustees, respectively, and shall be available as a public record.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 726, Sec. 21. Effective September 22, 1994.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 5102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Relief of Bidders|Section 5102.

5102.  The complaint shall be filed, and summons served on the director of the department or the chief of the division or other head of the public entity under which the work is to be performed or an appearance made, within 90 days after the opening of the bid; otherwise, the action shall be dismissed.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 435, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 5103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Relief of Bidders|Section 5103.

5103.  The bidder shall establish to the satisfaction of the court that:(a) A mistake was made.(b) He or she gave the public entity written notice within five working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays, after the opening of the bids of the mistake, specifying in the notice in detail how the mistake occurred.(c) The mistake made the bid materially different than he or she intended it to be.(d) The mistake was made in filling out the bid and not due to error in judgment or to carelessness in inspecting the site of the work, or in reading the plans or specifications.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 270, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 5104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Relief of Bidders|Section 5104.

5104.  Other than the notice to the public entity, no claim is required to be filed before bringing the action.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 435, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 5105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Relief of Bidders|Section 5105.

5105.  A bidder who claims a mistake or who forfeits his or her bid security shall be prohibited from participating in further bidding on the project on which the mistake was claimed or security forfeited.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 435, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 5106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Relief of Bidders|Section 5106.

5106.  If the public entity deems it is for its best interest, it may, on refusal or failure of the successful bidder to execute the contract, award it to the second lowest bidder.If the second lowest bidder fails or refuses to execute the contract, the public entity may likewise award it to the third lowest bidder.On the failure or refusal of the second or third lowest bidder to whom a contract is so awarded to execute it, his or her bidder’s security shall be likewise forfeited.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 435, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 5107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Relief of Bidders|Section 5107.

5107.  In all actions brought under the provisions of this chapter, all courts wherein such actions are or may hereafter be pending, shall give such actions preference over all other civil actions therein, in the matter of setting the same for hearing or trial, and in hearing the same, to the end that all such actions shall be quickly heard and determined.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 435, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 5110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Relief of Bidders|Section 5110.

5110.  (a) When a project for the construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any structure, building, or road, or other improvement of any kind is competitively bid and any intended or actual award of the contract is challenged, the contract may be entered into pending final decision of the challenge, subject to the requirements of this section. If the contract is later determined to be invalid due to a defect or defects in the competitive bidding process caused solely by the public entity, the contractor who entered into the contract with the public entity shall be entitled to be paid the reasonable cost, specifically excluding profit, of the labor, equipment, materials, and services furnished by the contractor prior to the date of the determination that the contract is invalid if all of the following conditions are met:(1) The contractor proceeded with construction, alteration, repair, or improvement based upon a good faith belief that the contract was valid.(2) The public entity has reasonably determined that the work performed is satisfactory.(3) Contractor fraud did not occur in the obtaining or performance of the contract.(4) The contract does not otherwise violate statutory or constitutional limitations.(b) In no event shall payment to the contractor pursuant to this section exceed either of the following:(1) The contractor’s costs as included in its bid plus the cost of any approved change orders.(2) The amount of the contract less profit at the point in time the contract is determined to be invalid.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), this section shall not affect any protest and legal proceedings, whether contractual, administrative, or judicial, to challenge the award of the public works contract and enforce competitive bidding laws, nor affect any rights under Section 337.1 or 337.15 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 678, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 6100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Awarding of Contracts|Section 6100.

6100.  (a) A state agency, as defined in Section 10335.7 that is subject to this code, shall, prior to awarding a contract for work to be performed by a contractor, as defined by Section 7026 of the Business and Professions Code, verify with the Contractors State License Board that the person seeking the contract is licensed in a classification appropriate to the work to be undertaken. Verification as required by this section need only be made once every two years with respect to the same contractor.(b) In lieu of the verification, the state entity may require the person seeking the contract to present his or her pocket license or certificate of licensure and provide a signed statement which swears, under penalty of perjury, that the pocket license or certificate of licensure presented is his or hers, is current and valid, and is in a classification appropriate to the work to be undertaken.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 419. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Pub Cont Code § 6101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Contract Code - PCC|DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|PART 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Awarding of Contracts|Section 6101.

6101.  (a) A state agency, as defined in Section 10335.7, that is subject to this code, shall not award a public works or purchase contract to a bidder or contractor, nor shall a bidder or contractor be eligible to bid for or receive a public works or purchase contract, who has, in the preceding five years, been convicted of violating a state or federal law respecting the employment of undocumented immigrants.(b) For purposes of this section, “immigrant” means a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 296, Sec. 55. (AB 1096) Effective January 1, 2022.)