A prime contractor violating any of the provisions of this chapter violates his or her contract and the awarding authority may exercise the option, in its own discretion, of (1) canceling his or her contract or (2) assessing the prime contractor a penalty in an amount of not more than 10 percent of the amount of the subcontract involved, and this penalty shall be deposited in the fund out of which the prime contract is awarded. In any proceedings under this section the prime contractor shall be entitled to a public hearing and to five days’ notice of the time and place thereof.
Cal. Pub. Cont. Code § 4110
Subletting and Subcontracting
Known as the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act
The act spans §§ 4100–4114 (18 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 146 Cal. App. 4th 757 - D.H. Williams Construction, Inc. v. Clovis Unified School District (2007)
Most recently applied in 146 Cal. App. 4th 757 - D.H. Williams Construction, Inc. v. Clovis Unified School District (January 2007)
Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 42.1.
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