Public Works — California C-10 Practice Questions

12 questions · 5% of the Law & Business exam

Worked questions

1. How should a contractor select the prevailing wage rate for a public-works worker?

Use the applicable DIR determination for the work
BLet each employee choose
CUse the private residential rate
DUse one rate for every worker

Why A is correct

Prevailing wage compliance is project and classification specific and can include basic hourly and fringe components. Current DIR determinations and scopes of work control.

2. What is the core wage obligation on covered public work?

APay only the private-market bid rate
Meet prevailing-wage and payroll rules
CApply one statewide rate to every craft
DTreat every worker as an independent contractor

Why B is correct

Public works requirements depend on project, location, craft, classification, and dates. Contractors must use current official determinations and maintain supporting records.

3. A public-works foreman records total crew hours but not individual classifications, rates, or deductions. Why is that inadequate?

AThey permit false classifications if signed
BThey replace the construction schedule
They document payroll compliance
DThey are optional when workers are paid by check

Why C is correct

The best answer is: They document payroll compliance. Certified payroll supports verification of prevailing wages and other labor duties. Certification increases rather than removes the need for complete and truthful underlying time and payroll records. The new fact pattern changes the setting, not the governing rule or management control. The other choices either skip a required step, apply a different rule, or fail to address the stated risk.

4. A public-works payroll clerk chooses a wage rate from a neighboring county and a different craft because it is lower. How should the proper rate be selected?

AUse one rate for every worker
BLet each employee choose
CUse the private residential rate under the stated California contracting facts and documented project conditions
Use the applicable DIR determination for the work

Why D is correct

The best answer is: Use the applicable DIR determination for the work. Prevailing wage compliance is project and classification specific and can include basic hourly and fringe components. Current DIR determinations and scopes of work control. The new fact pattern changes the setting, not the governing rule or management control. The other choices either skip a required step, apply a different rule, or fail to address the stated risk.

5. A subcontractor is selected for a covered state project but has not checked its current public works registration. What must be verified before bid or work?

Verify current DIR registration
BA city business card replaces registration
CRegistration is needed only after final payment
DThe owner may waive labor law

Why A is correct

The best answer is: Verify current DIR registration. California public works has contractor and subcontractor registration requirements tied to bidding and performance. Private agreement cannot waive those statutory duties. The new fact pattern changes the setting, not the governing rule or management control. The other choices either skip a required step, apply a different rule, or fail to address the stated risk.

6. Before listing a subcontractor on covered public work, the prime checks price but not license, DIR registration, classification, or debarment status. What eligibility review is needed?

AOnly truck ownership
License, DIR registration, classification, and eligibility
COnly a private business card
DOnly lowest price

Why B is correct

The best answer is: License, DIR registration, classification, and eligibility. Public works combines contractor licensing, registration, prevailing wage, and procurement rules. Verification before commitment avoids an ineligible subcontractor and downstream violations. The new fact pattern changes the setting, not the governing rule or management control. The other choices either skip a required step, apply a different rule, or fail to address the stated risk.

6 more in the bank

Answers and explanations for these are in the app.

A public-works contractor uses apprentices without checking program and dispatch requirements. What should occur?
Before bidding or performing covered public work, what should the contractor verify?
Before listing or mobilizing a subcontractor on covered public work, what should be verified?
Why are accurate certified payroll records critical?
A contractor sends apprentices to public work without checking dispatch, ratio, wage, or approved-program rules. Which requirements must be addressed?
Payroll proposes paying a public-works laborer the company's ordinary private rate. What wage and related obligations govern instead?

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