A one-time city repair contract is $800 and is not part of a series of related work. What is the best prevailing-wage conclusion?
Correct Answer
B) No Section 1771 prevailing wage if $1,000 or less.
Labor Code Section 1771 has a $1,000-or-less exception for public works prevailing wage coverage, assuming the job is not improperly parceled.
Why This Is the Correct Answer
Labor Code Section 1771 has a $1,000-or-less exception for public works prevailing wage coverage, assuming the job is not improperly parceled.
Why the Other Options Are Wrong
Option A: Treat the dollar amount by itself as controlling without checking related work or public-agency facts.
Treat the dollar amount by itself as controlling without checking related work or public-agency facts. misses the specific employer duty in prevailing wage threshold; it does not resolve the pay, reimbursement, status, timing, or record issue.
Option C: Split it into two invoices because splitting is the required public works method.
Split it into two invoices because splitting is the required public works method. misses the specific employer duty in prevailing wage threshold; it does not resolve the pay, reimbursement, status, timing, or record issue.
Option D: Treat it as private work only because the contractor is privately owned.
Treat it as private work only because the contractor is privately owned. misses the specific employer duty in prevailing wage threshold; it does not resolve the pay, reimbursement, status, timing, or record issue.
Memory Technique
the controlling choice file for Classifying Small: who controlled it, who paid it, where is proof?
Reference Hint
Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Prevailing wage threshold from California Labor Code public works and prevailing wage; DIR Public. / California Labor Code Section 1771; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.
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