(a) The following requirements shall apply to a project that is undertaken or financed by a district:

(1) Construction, alteration, demolition, installation, and repair work on the project shall be deemed a public work for which prevailing wages must be paid for purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.

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Terms Used In California Government Code 62312

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

(2) The district shall obtain an enforceable commitment from the developer or general contractor that the developer or general contractor and all its contractors and subcontractors at every tier will individually use a skilled and trained workforce, in accordance with Chapter 2.9 (commencing with Section 2600) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, to perform all work on the project that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades.

(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply if all contractors and subcontractors at every tier performing the work will be bound by a project labor agreement that requires the use of a skilled and trained workforce and provides for enforcement of that obligation through an arbitration procedure.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Project labor agreement” has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of § 2500 of the Public Contract Code.

(2) “Skilled and trained workforce” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (d) of § 2601 of the Public Contract Code.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 266, Sec. 1. (SB 852) Effective January 1, 2023.)

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