Section 1720.9 Of Article 1. Scope And Operation From California Labor Code >> Division 2. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
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. (a) For the limited purposes of Article 2 (commencing with
Section 1770), "public works" also means the hauling and delivery of
ready-mixed concrete to carry out a public works contract, with
respect to contracts involving any state agency, including the
California State University and the University of California, or any
political subdivision of the state.
(b) For purposes of this section, "ready-mixed concrete" means
concrete that is manufactured in a factory or a batching plant,
according to a set recipe, and then delivered in a liquefied state by
mixer truck for immediate incorporation into a project.
(c) For purposes of this section, the "hauling and delivery of
ready-mixed concrete to carry out a public works contract" means the
job duties for a ready mixer driver that are used by the director in
determining wage rates pursuant to Section 1773, and includes
receiving the concrete at the factory or batching plant and the
return trip to the factory or batching plant.
(d) For purposes of this section, the applicable prevailing wage
rate shall be the current prevailing wage, as determined by the
director, for the geographic area in which the factory or batching
plant is located.
(e) The entity hauling or delivering ready-mixed concrete to carry
out a public works contract shall enter into a written subcontract
agreement with the party that engaged the entity to supply the
ready-mixed concrete. The written agreement shall require compliance
with the requirements of this chapter. The entity hauling or
delivering ready-mixed concrete shall be considered a subcontractor
solely for the purposes of this chapter.
(f) The entity hauling or delivering ready-mixed concrete to carry
out a public works contract shall submit a certified copy of the
payroll records required by subdivision (a) of Section 1776 to the
party that engaged the entity and to the general contractor within
three working days after the employee has been paid, accompanied by a
written time record that shall be certified by each driver for the
performance of job duties in subdivision (c).
(g) This section applies to public works contracts that are
awarded on or after July 1, 2016.