(a) For projects financed pursuant to this chapter, participating colleges and universities and participating nonprofit entities shall do all of the following: (1) At least seven days before issuing a bid solicitation for the project, send a notice of the solicitation that describes the project to the following entities within the jurisdiction of the proposed project site: (A) Any bona fide labor organization representing workers in the building and construction trades who may perform work necessary to complete the project. (B) Any organization representing contractors that may perform work necessary to complete the project. (2) Ensure that all contractors and subcontractors performing work on the project will be required to pay prevailing wages for any proposed construction, alteration, or repair in accordance with Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code. All of the following shall occur: (A) The participating college or university or participating nonprofit entity shall ensure that the prevailing wage requirement is included in all contracts for the performance of all construction work. (B) All contractors and subcontractors shall pay to all construction workers employed in the execution of the work at least the general prevailing rate of per diem wages, except that apprentices registered in programs approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards may be paid at least the applicable apprentice prevailing rate. (C) Except as provided in subparagraph (E), all contractors and subcontractors shall maintain and verify payroll records pursuant to Section 1776 of the Labor Code, and make those records available for inspection and copying as provided therein. (D) Except as provided in subparagraph (E), the obligation of the contractors and subcontractors to pay prevailing wages may be enforced by the Labor Commissioner through the issuance of a civil wage and penalty assessment pursuant to Section 1741 of the Labor Code, which may be reviewed pursuant to Section 1742 of the Labor Code, within 18 months after the completion of the development, or by an underpaid worker through an administrative complaint or civil action, or by a joint labor-management committee though a civil action under Section 1771.2 of the Labor Code. If a civil wage and penalty assessment is issued, the contractor, subcontractor, and surety on a bond or bonds issued to secure the payment of wages covered by the assessment shall be liable for liquidated damages pursuant to Section 1742.1 of the Labor Code. (E) Subparagraphs (C) and (D) shall not apply if all contractors and subcontractors performing work on the development are subject to a multicraft building trades project labor agreement that requires the payment of prevailing wages to all construction workers employed in the execution of the development and provides for enforcement of that obligation through an arbitration procedure. For purposes of this subparagraph, âproject labor agreementâ has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2500 of the Public Contract Code. (3) For projects financed pursuant to this chapter with onsite construction, alteration, or repair costs totaling twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) or more, seek bids containing an enforceable commitment that all contractors and subcontractors performing work on the project will use a skilled and trained workforce to perform any rehabilitation, construction, or alterations work on the project that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades. (4) For the purpose of establishing a bidder pool of eligible contractors and subcontractors that satisfy the skilled and trained workforce requirements, establish a process to prequalify prime contractors and subcontractors, including, but not limited to, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing subcontractors. This process shall include, but is not limited to, all
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