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Prevailing wage and public works in California

A California public job asks for DIR registration before it asks for a price, and certified payroll every week after that. These guides cover registering, the wage determinations that apply to your classification, the apprenticeship request, and where Caltrans and the local agencies advertise the work.

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After you qualifyDIR registration and certified payrollLab. Code s.1725.5 and s.1771.1 make registration a bid qualification for you and for every sub over one-half of one percent of your bid, renewed every July 1, plus certified payroll under s.1776 and the 10 days you get to produce records.After you qualifyCalifornia prevailing wageThe determination in force on the advertisement date governs the whole job under Lab. Code s.1773.2. Covers predetermined increases, what counts toward the hourly total under s.1773.1, the 8 hour daily overtime trigger, and the per worker per day penalties.After you qualifyCaltrans and public works bidsHow a bid item price is deemed full compensation, why final pay quantities are never remeasured, the 25 percent quantity swing, working days charged against the controlling activity, 5 percent retention and release 60 days after completion.After you qualifyBid ready checklistThe seven things an agency verifies before it reads your price: active license and classification, DIR registration for you and every listed sub, comp in force, named endorsements, security at 10 percent of the bid, and the one-half of one percent listing threshold.

The rest of the California library

Getting and keeping a CSLB licensePreliminary notices and mechanics liens in CaliforniaRetention on California jobsBuilding standards on a California siteSales tax for California contractorsGetting paid on California jobsCalifornia franchise tax for contractors
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