Public Contract Code § 20874
ARTICLE 57. Public Entities—Improvement Act of 1911
Upon the completion of the improvement, the contractor to whom the contract has been awarded, or his or her assigns, shall be entitled to a certificate of completion from the street superintendent, and shall have the right to collect from the person by suit the amount specified in the certificate in all respects the same as provided in this chapter where the contract is let for such work in the first instance.