{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pcc-6109","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PCC § 6109","heading":"","body":"(a) A public entity, as defined in Section 1100, may not permit a contractor or subcontractor who is ineligible to bid or work on, or be awarded, a public works project pursuant to Section 1777.1 or 1777.7 of the Labor Code to bid on, be awarded, or perform work as a subcontractor on, a public works project. Every public works project shall contain a provision prohibiting a contractor from performing work on a public works project with a subcontractor who is ineligible to perform work on the public works project pursuant to Section 1777.1 or 1777.7 of the Labor Code.\n(b) Any contract on a public works project entered into between a contractor and a debarred subcontractor is void as a matter of law. A debarred subcontractor may not receive any public money for performing work as a subcontractor on a public works contract, and any public money that may have been paid to a debarred subcontractor by a contractor on the project shall be returned to the awarding body. The contractor shall be responsible for the payment of wages to workers of a debarred subcontractor who has been allowed to work on the project.","path":["Public Contract Code - PCC","DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1100. - 22355.]","PART 1. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS [1100. - 9204.]","CHAPTER 6. Awarding of Contracts [6100. - 6615.]"],"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":"34dd2356f00013493dc89eb47c27add3dd20f71036374d1b27dffe8cf64cde2d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pcc-6108","next":"us-ca/pcc-6610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}