(a) The period for service of assessments shall be tolled for the period of time required by the Director of Industrial Relations to determine whether a project is a public work, including a determination on administrative appeal, if applicable, pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 1773.5. The period for service of assessments shall also be tolled for the period of time that a contractor or subcontractor fails to provide in a timely manner certified payroll records pursuant to a request from the Labor Commissioner or a joint labor-management committee under Section 1776, or an approved labor compliance program under Section 1771.5 or 1771.7.
(b) The person filing a notice of completion in the office of a county recorder pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1741 shall at the same time also provide notice to the Labor Commissioner, in a manner determined by the Labor Commissioner. The awarding body or political subdivision accepting a public work under subdivision (a) of Section 1741 shall provide notice of that acceptance to the Labor Commissioner within five days of the acceptance, in a manner determined by the Labor Commissioner. The 180-day period for service of assessments shall be tolled for the length of time notice is not given in a timely manner to the Labor Commissioner pursuant to this subdivision.
(c) The tolling provisions in this section shall also apply to the period of time for commencing an action brought by a joint labor-management committee pursuant to Section 1771.2.