Section 10253 Of Article 8. Modifications; Performance; Payment From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 8.
10253
. If the director deems that a contractor has failed to supply
an adequate working force, or material of proper quality, or has
failed to comply with Section 10262, or has failed in any other
respect to prosecute the work with the diligence and force specified
by the contract, the director may:
(a) After written notice of at least five days to the contractor,
specifying the defaults to be remedied, provide any such labor or
materials and deduct the cost from any money due or to become due to
the contractor under the contract; or
(b) If he considers that the failure is sufficient ground for such
action, he may give written notice of at least five days to the
contractor and the contractor's sureties, that if the defaults are
not remedied the contractor's control over the work will be
terminated.