Section 81704.
Cal. Education Code - EDC § 81704.
in effect(a)
Any design-build entity that is selected to design and build a project pursuant to this chapter shall possess or obtain sufficient bonding to cover the contract amount for nondesign services, and errors and omission insurance coverage sufficient to cover all design and architectural services provided in the contract. This chapter does not prohibit a general or engineering contractor from being designated the lead entity on a design-build entity for the purposes of purchasing necessary bonding to cover the activities of the design-build entity.
(b)
Any payment or performance bond written for the purposes of this chapter shall use a bond form developed by the Department of General Services pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 14661 of the Government Code. The
purpose of this subdivision is to promote uniformity of bond forms to be used on community college district design-build projects throughout the state.
(c)
(1)
All subcontracts that were not listed by the design-build entity in accordance with Section 81703 shall be awarded by the design-build entity in accordance with the design-build process set forth by the community college district in the design-build package.
(2)
The design-build entity shall do all of the following:
(A)
Provide public notice of the availability of work to be subcontracted.
(B)
Provide a fixed date and time on which the subcontracted work will be awarded.
(3)
Subcontractors bidding on contracts
pursuant to this subdivision shall be afforded the protections contained in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.
(4)
(A)
If the community college district elects to award a project pursuant to this section, retention proceeds withheld by the community college district from the design-build entity shall not exceed 5 percent if a performance and payment bond, issued by an admitted surety insurer, is required in the solicitation of bids.
(B)
In a contract between the design-build entity and a subcontractor, and in a contract between a subcontractor and any subcontractor thereunder, the percentage of the retention proceeds withheld shall not exceed the percentage specified in the contract between the community college district and the design-build entity. If the design-build entity provides written notice
to any subcontractor who is not a member of the design-build entity, before or at the time the bid is requested, that a bond may be required and the subcontractor subsequently is unable or refuses to furnish a bond to the design-build entity, then the design-build entity may withhold retention proceeds in excess of the percentage specified in the contract between the community college district and the design-build entity from any payment made by the design-build entity to the subcontractor.
(5)
In accordance with the provisions of applicable state law, the design-build entity may be permitted to substitute securities in lieu of the withholding from progress payments. Substitutions shall be made in accordance with Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code.
(d)
(1)
For contracts for public works projects awarded before January 1, 2012, the community college
district shall establish and enforce a labor compliance program containing the requirements outlined in Section 1771.5 of the Labor Code or shall contract with a third party to operate a labor compliance program containing the requirements outlined in Section 1771.5 of the Labor Code. This requirement shall not apply to projects where the community college district or the design-build entity has entered into a collective bargaining agreement that binds all of the contractors performing work on the project.
(2)
For contracts for public works projects awarded on or after January 1, 2012, until July 1, 2020, the project shall be subject to the requirements of Section 1771.4 of the Labor Code.
References
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 14661.
referencesCal. Public Contract Code - PCC § 4100.
referencesCal. Public Contract Code - PCC § 22300.
referencesCal. Labor Code - LAB § 1771.5.
referencesCal. Labor Code - LAB § 1771.4.
referencesCal. Education Code - EDC § 81703.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026