Section 4420.5 Of Chapter 6. Unfair And Coercive Insurance Requirements From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 6.
4420.5
. (a) Section 4420 does not apply to any construction or
renovation project undertaken by a school district or community
college district.
(b) The district may use owner-controlled or wrap-up insurance
with regard to a construction or renovation project if the district
makes the following determinations:
(1) Prospective bidders, including contractors and subcontractors,
meet minimum occupational safety and health qualifications
established to bid on the project. The evaluation of prospective
bidders shall be based on consideration of the following factors:
(A) Serious and willful violations of Part 1 (commencing with
Section 6300) of Division 5 of the Labor Code, by a contractor or
subcontractor during the past five-year period.
(B) The contractor's or subcontractor's workers' compensation
experience modification factor.
(C) A contractor's or subcontractor's injury prevention program
instituted pursuant to Section 3201.5 or 6401.7 of the Labor Code.
(2) The use of owner-controlled or wrap-up insurance will minimize
the expenditure of public funds on the project in conjunction with
the exercise of appropriate risk management.
(c) For purposes of this section, "owner-controlled or wrap-up
insurance" means a series of insurance policies issued to cover all
of the contractors and subcontractors on a given project for purposes
of general liability and workers' compensation.
(d) Any use of owner-controlled or wrap-up insurance pursuant to
this section shall be subject to paragraphs (3) to (6), inclusive, of
subdivision (b) of Section 4420 and subdivisions (c) and (d) of that
section.