Section 10762 Of Article 4. Bids And Bidders From California Public Contract Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.5. >> Article 4.
10762
. In all projects for road, street, and bridge work where
federal funds are involved and where a bidder is required to be and
has been prequalified pursuant to Sections 10760 and 10761, no bid
submitted or contract thereafter awarded shall be invalidated by the
failure of the bidder or contractor to be properly licensed in
accordance with the laws of this state, nor shall any such contractor
be denied payment under any such contract because of such failure;
provided, however, that the first payment for work or material under
such contract shall not be made by the Controller unless and until
the Registrar of Contractors certifies to him that the records of the
Contractors' State License Board indicate that such contractor was
or became properly licensed between the time of bid opening and the
making of the certification. Any bidder or contractor not so licensed
shall be subject to all legal penalties imposed by such laws,
including, but not limited to, any appropriate disciplinary action by
the Contractors' State License Board, and the trustees shall include
a statement to that effect in the standard form of prequalification
questionnaire and financial statement.