California Department of Industrial Relations- Public Works

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Contact Information

Phone: (833) 526-4636

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Email: PublicWorks@dir.ca.gov

Licenses

We track the following licenses with the California Department of Industrial Relations- Public Works in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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California Public Works Contractor Registration

Agency:	California Department of Industrial Relations- Public Works
Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite:	No
Insurance Requirements:	Workers' compensation coverage for any employees and only use subcontractors who are registered public works contractors.
Notes:	A public works contractor is anyone who bids on or enters into a contract to perform work that requires the payment of prevailing wages. It includes subcontractors who have entered into a contract with another contractor to perform a portion of the work on a public works project. It includes sole proprietors and brokers who are responsible for performing work on a public works project, even if they do not have employees or will not use their own employees to perform the work.
Registered Agent (Special Agency) Required?	Yes

Automatic Exemption

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Notes:

Contractors who work exclusively on small public works projects are not required to register as a public works contractor or file electronic certified payroll reports for those projects. Contractors are still required to maintain certified payroll records on a continuous basis, and provide them to the Labor Commissioner’s Office upon request. The small project exemption applies for all public works projects that do not exceed:

$25,000 for new construction, alteration, installation, demolition or repair
$15,000 for maintenance

Initial Registration

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Filing Method:	Online
Agency Fee:	$400 per year. Contractors can choose to register for 1, 2, or 3 fiscal years.

Registration Renewal

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Filing Method:	Online
Agency Fee:	$400 per year. Contractors can choose to renew for 1, 2, or 3 fiscal years.
Due:	Annually, biennially, or triennially by June 30 depending on the renewal interval chosen by the registrant.