Business competitive advantage conferred by using select government programs
The initialisms of competitive advantageThe business tactic of honing and maintaining a competitive edge is as important to those companies doing business with government agencies as it is in the...
View ArticlePublic works and prevailing wages: A primer
Public works contractingNearly every construction contractor should have more than a passing familiarity with the terms public works and prevailing wages. The two go hand in hand and it has been that...
View ArticlePublic works professionals: Profiles that edify: Nate Holt
This is one in a series of interviews with procurement and compliance professionals with whom local, small businesses should be or become acquainted.Nate Holt is theAssistant Director of Business...
View ArticlePublic Works Professionals: Profiles that edify: Fulvio Cajina
Labor standards enforcement professionals are of a not-well-known discipline in the fields of litigation support and contract compliance. This is to introduce to you Fulvio Cajina, labor compliance...
View ArticleDBE, minority business programs legal updates workshop in San Francisco (Photos)
DBE and minority business program updates are scheduled at a professional development workshop this Friday, May 4, in San Francisco, CA. The thirty-seven year-old, non-profit Bay Area Contract...
View ArticleDBE and minority business workshop addresses trends and challenges in California
DBE, women-owned and minority-owned businesses, and government contract compliance representatives received legal updates in a workshop convened on Friday, May 4, in San Francisco by the Bay Area...
View ArticlePublic works professionals: Profiles that edify - Estela Tarano
We take a look in this article at collaborating entities in California's San Francisco Bay area.Ms. Estela Tarano recently concluded her second term as president of the Bay Area Contract Compliance...
View ArticleEntrepreneurial exemplar -One in an occasional series: Clarissa R. Heads
Part One of Two: Clarissa's Small Business DiaryIt was April 2002. She was ending a relationship, fresh out of college and with two small children. Clarissa Heads felt great about the high-paying...
View ArticleEntrepreneurial exemplar -One in an occasional series: Clarissa R. Heads
Part Two of Two: Clarissa R. HeadsRecap: Clarissa R. Heads entered 2002 with a degree in public administration, a high-paying job with a big box retailer, two small children, and doubts. Proving that...
View ArticleBACCOA offers workshop on California high-speed rail opportunities
The California legislature approved, and Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law, funding estimated at several billion dollars for high-speed rail, in July 2012. The Bay Area Contract Compliance Officers...
View ArticleStudio APA and CSUF Asian Pacific Islander Student Association screen Hibakusha
StudioAPA and California State University - Fullerton's Asian Pacific Islander Student Association announced recently a presentation of "Hibakusha," an animated documentary film by Steve Nguyen and...
View ArticleRemembering William James, labor compliance specialist of Compton, California
As December closed, my thoughts were on a close, personal and professional friend, William James. I wrote this piece at his passing and share it with you here to continue to honor this humble,...
View ArticleSole proprietors on California public works: A Q&A
Publicly funded construction in California requires a laundry list of legal obligations. Intended to ensure fairness in the procurement process and equity in wage treatment of workers, public works...
View ArticleCalifornia labor commissioner holds prime contractors responsible for its subs
Prime contractors are jointly liable for the wage violations of its subcontractors, announced California’s labor commissioner in a press release dated June 6, 2013.In a slate of recent citations,...
View ArticlePublic works' prevailing wage recoupment reporting (Photos)
In the wake of the California Department of Industrial Relations’ (DIR) recent citations against four contractors engaged in public works within the state, documenting recoupment becomes significantly...
View ArticlePublic works match-making event pulls out the stops in Santa Ana, Calif....
Upwards of 60 public works subcontractors descended on the Rancho Santiago Community College District offices on July 16th. The event that drew them was the Orange County Small Business Development...
View ArticlePrivately-funded public works. Is it possible? – A Q&A
Public works are defined, generally, as construction and related work executed in the public interest and funded with government money. There are circumstances where the public interest is served via...
View ArticleBeyond California's SB 7: The other registration requirement
An introduction to California apprenticeship standards  ...
View ArticleCalifornia launches public works contractor registration program
California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) launched recently a registration program for all contractors and subcontractors that work on public works projects. As defined by the California...
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