{"code":"PCC","codeName":"Public Contract Code","section":"3300","citation":"Pub. Contract Code, § 3300","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1100. - 22355.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-contract-code/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS [1100. - 9204.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-contract-code/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Formation [3000. - 3505.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-contract-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-3"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Bidders [3300. - 3300.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/public-contract-code/division-2/part-1/chapter-3/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1073, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) Any public entity, as defined in Section <a href=\"/pcc/1100\">1100</a>, the University of California, and the California State University shall specify the classification of the contractor’s license which a contractor shall possess at the time a contract is awarded. The specification shall be included in any plans prepared for a public project and in any notice inviting bids required pursuant to this code. </p><p>This requirement shall apply only with respect to contractors who contract directly with the public entity.</p><p>(b) A contractor who is not awarded a public contract because of the failure of an entity, as defined in subdivision (a), to comply with that subdivision shall not receive damages for the loss of the contract.</p>","text":"(a) Any public entity, as defined in Section 1100, the University of California, and the California State University shall specify the classification of the contractor’s license which a contractor shall possess at the time a contract is awarded. The specification shall be included in any plans prepared for a public project and in any notice inviting bids required pursuant to this code. This requirement shall apply only with respect to contractors who contract directly with the public entity. (b) A contractor who is not awarded a public contract because of the failure of an entity, as defined in subdivision (a), to comply with that subdivision shall not receive damages for the loss of the contract.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/public-contract-code/bidders-3300","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}