To register, contractors and subcontractors must demonstrate under Lab C §1725.5(a) that the contractor or subcontractor
(a) carries the required workers’ compensation coverage;
(b) is properly licensed under the Contractors’ State License Law (Bus & P C §§7000–7191);
(c) does not have any delinquent liability to an employee or the state for back wages or related damages, interest, fines, or penalties pursuant to any final judgment, order, or determination by a court or any federal, state, or local administrative agency;
(d) is not currently debarred under Lab C §1777.1 or under any other federal or state law providing for the debarment of contractors from public works; and
(e) has not bid on a public works contract, been listed in a bid proposal, or engaged in the performance of a contract for public works without being lawfully registered within the preceding 12 months, provided that if disqualification is based on the final factor, the period of disqualification shall be waived if the contractor has not previously been found to be in violation within the preceding 12 months and the contractor pays an additional nonrefundable penalty registration fee of $2000.
Limited exceptions exist: joint venture contractors and federally funded projects. Lab C §1771.1(a).
The registration requirement applies to bid proposals submitted on or after March 1, 2015, and any contract for a public work (as defined under the Prevailing Wage Law) entered into on or after April 1, 2015. Lab C §§1725.5(e), 1771.1(g).
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