A subcontractor's license classification does not cover the trade scope being subcontracted. What should the prime do before award?
Correct Answer
B) Verify and use a subcontractor with the proper active classification for the work.
The subcontractor should hold an active license classification appropriate for the work being performed.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
The subcontractor should hold an active license classification appropriate for the work being performed.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Award the subcontract if the price is low enough.
Award the subcontract if the price is low enough. skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for subcontractor licensing.
Option C: Ask the subcontractor to borrow a competitor's classification.
Ask the subcontractor to borrow a competitor's classification. skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for subcontractor licensing.
Option D: Let the owner decide whether the classification matters after completion, even though the classification problem exists before work begins.
Let the owner decide whether the classification matters after completion, even though the classification problem exists before work begins. skips the written authority, scope, price, notice, or release control needed for subcontractor licensing.
Memory Technique
When hold clashes with license, let the contract speak before Leveling Subcontract.
Reference Hint
Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Subcontractor licensing from CSLB 2026 Law Book; California Business and Professions Code; CSLB. / Business and Professions Code license classification requirements; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.
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