(a) After a bid proposal for a public works contract is submitted, but before the award of a public works contract, a contractor must provide the agency to which it is contracting a copy of the certificate of registration under Chapter 36 of Title 19 for each subcontractor listed in the bid proposal.
(b) An agency shall provide contractors and subcontractors the opportunity to register under Chapter 36 of Title 19 before the award of a contract.