California § 22194 - All public works constructed pursuant to this chapter shall comply with Chapter 1
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§ 22194. All public works constructed pursuant to this chapter shall comply with Chapter 1
(a) All public works constructed pursuant to this chapter shall comply with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code. (b) A business entity shall not be evaluated for selection or eligible for selection by the city unless the business entity provides an enforceable commitment to the city that the business entity and its subcontractors at every tier shall use a skilled and trained workforce to perform all construction 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. (c) Subdivision (b) shall not apply if one or more of the following requirements are met: (1) The city has entered into a project labor agreement that will bind all contractors and subcontractors performing construction work on the project or contract to use a skilled and trained workforce, and the business entity agrees to be bound by that project labor agreement. (2) The project or contract is being performed under the extension or renewal of a project labor agreement that was entered into by the city before January 1, 2025, which binds all contractors and subcontractors performing construction work to use a skilled and trained workforce. (3) The business entity has entered into a project labor agreement that shall bind the entity and all of its subcontractors at every tier performing construction work on the project or contract to use a skilled and trained workforce.
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Section 22194 ("All public works constructed pursuant to this chapter shall comply with Chapter 1") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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