California § 21568.6 - A design-build entity, construction manager, or construction contractor shall not

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§ 21568.6. A design-build entity, construction manager, or construction contractor shall not

(a) A design-build entity, construction manager, or construction contractor shall not be awarded a construction contract unless it provides an enforceable commitment to the district that the design-build entity, construction manager, or construction contractor and its subcontractors at every tier will use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all work on the project or contract that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades, in accordance with Chapter 2.9 (commencing with Section 2600) of Part 1. (b) This subdivision shall not apply if any of the following requirements are met: (1) The district has entered into a project labor agreement that will bind all contractors and subcontractors performing work on the project or contract to use a skilled and trained workforce, and the design-build entity, construction manager, or construction contractor agrees to be bound by that project labor agreement. (2) The design-build entity, construction manager, or construction contractor has entered into a project labor agreement that will bind the design-build entity or construction contractor and all its subcontractors at every tier performing the project or contract to use a skilled and trained workforce. (c) For purposes of this subdivision, “project labor agreement” has the same meaning as in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2500.

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