California Public Contract Code Section 4104

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Any officer, department, board or commission taking bids for
the construction of any public work or improvement shall provide in
the specifications prepared for the work or improvement or in the
general conditions under which bids will be received for the doing of
the work incident to the public work or improvement that any person
making a bid or offer to perform the work, shall, in his or her bid
or offer, set forth:
   (a) (1) The name and the location of the place of business of each
subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render service to
the prime contractor in or about the construction of the work or
improvement, or a subcontractor licensed by the State of California
who, under subcontract to the prime contractor, specially fabricates
and installs a portion of the work or improvement according to
detailed drawings contained in the plans and specifications, in an
amount in excess of one-half of 1 percent of the prime contractor's
total bid or, in the case of bids or offers for the construction of
streets or highways, including bridges, in excess of one-half of 1
percent of the prime contractor's total bid or ten thousand dollars
($10,000), whichever is greater.
   (2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), any information requested by
the officer, department, board, or commission concerning any
subcontractor who the prime contractor is required to list under this
subdivision, other than the subcontractor's name and location of
business, may be submitted by the prime contractor up to 24 hours
after the deadline established by the officer, department, board, or
commission for receipt of bids by prime contractors.
   (B) A state or local agency may implement subparagraph (A) at its
option.
   (b) The portion of the work that will be done by each
subcontractor under this act.  The prime contractor shall list only
one subcontractor for each portion as is defined by the prime
contractor in his or her bid.

Last modified: July 31, 2008