{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pcc-3300","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PCC § 3300","heading":"","body":"(a) Any public entity, as defined in Section 1100, the University of California, and the California State University shall specify the classification of the contractor’s license which a contractor shall possess at the time a contract is awarded. The specification shall be included in any plans prepared for a public project and in any notice inviting bids required pursuant to this code.\nThis requirement shall apply only with respect to contractors who contract directly with the public entity.\n(b) A contractor who is not awarded a public contract because of the failure of an entity, as defined in subdivision (a), to comply with that subdivision shall not receive damages for the loss of the contract.","path":["Public Contract Code - PCC","DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1100. - 22355.]","PART 1. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS [1100. - 9204.]","CHAPTER 3. Formation [3000. - 3505.]","ARTICLE 3. Bidders [3300. - 3300.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"40e596a169a1710567c0b13b1636dbec010e398da096988677a7af110049a29d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pcc-3010","next":"us-ca/pcc-3400"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}