Acret's California Public Contract Law (2005)

The first half of the book is a plain English explanation of competitive bidding, bid protest, affirmative action, "or equal", sub bids, selection of alternates, bid bonds, withdrawal of bids, enforceable and unenforceable contract provisions, liquidated damages, subcontractors listing law, substitution of subcontractors, contractors license, extra work, delay, disruption, prompt payment requirements, processing claims, false claims, payment bonds, stop notices, notices of completion, cancellation of contracts, and stopping the work. The second half of the book is developed to the most often used and referred to codes, statutes and regulations by construction professionals and their lawyers. The important and controlling parts of the Public Contract Code, Contractors License Law, Mechanics Lien Law, Stop Notice Law, bonding laws, bidding laws, Government Code, Streets and Highways Code, and other laws passed by the California Legislature and the United States Congress that control bidding, award, and performance of public construction projects. Now you can have all the answers at your fingertips without having to go to the law library or talk to a lawyer! And you can be sure that the codes are up-to-date - right through new laws and amendments. With this book, when somebody quotes the law to you you'll be able to look it up for yourself!