Assessments of contractors

The Solís Group monitors Labor Compliance for the California Labor Code by contractors on projects that TSG monitored. Each assessment was reported to the Department's Labor Compliance Programs (LCPs) for clients throughout California. The following is a list of assessments based on perceived violations of  of Industrial Relations (DIR) on a mandatory Annual Report. Within this matrix, we do not determine whether each perceived violation was willful or accidental, as such a determination can only be made by the DIR. For state assessment of status of particular contractors, please connect to its debarment website.

Contractor

Name of Institution

Reason for Assessment

Outcome of Assessment

Amount Recovered

Total Assessed

Date Assessed

A&S Cement Contractor

Long Beach CCD - South Quad Complex

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$2,078.00 $2,078.00 2007-2008

Active Drywall

Inglewood USD - Adult Education Center

Failure to pay workers at the current prevailing wage rate.

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$4,765.87 $4,765.87 2008-2009

Adkan Engineering

Rio Hondo CCD - Learning Resource Center

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$24.61 $24.61 2007-2008

Advanced Landscape & Demonstration

Rio Hondo CCD - Central Plant/Infra #1118

1813

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$260.78 $260.78 2008-2009

Advantage Demolition

Rio Hondo CCD - Central Plant and Infrastructure

1776 & 1813

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$6,124.78 $6,124.78 2007-2008

Alcal Arcade Roofing

Long Beach CCD - PCC Library / LRC

1776

Issue unresolved

Unresolved

$1,189.81 2007-2008

All West Iron

LBCCD Tech Building #1

Underpayment of wages

Following an investigation, all but one complainant withdrew their complaints. The remaining complainant reached a direct settlement with the prime contractor. Soltek Pacific voluntarily settled on behalf of the subcontractor.

$20,000.00 $33,442.00 2009-2010

Allied Environmental

Santa Barbara City College Dist. - SBS-School of Media Arts

Contractor failed to pay prevailing wage rates and submit CPRs for work performed on the project.

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$6,615.00 $6,615.00 2009-2010

Apptek Commercial

Long Beach CCD - PCC Library / LRC

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$8,607.55 $8,607.55 2008-2009

Apptek Commercial

Long Beach CCD - PCC Library / LRC

Underpayment of wages

Apparent unintentional prevailing wage underpayment; contractor made restitution promptly and voluntarily.

$583.42 $583.42 2009-2010
Ardalan Construction

Hillside Elementary School

Nonpayment of training funds

Contractor corrected the underpayment

$114.24 $114.24 2010-2011

Arrow Concrete Cutting

El Monte Union HSD - El Monte HS N. Campus

Contractor missed a wage rate increase

The concrete contractor on this project failed to pick up a rate increase and did not pay their workers at the proper prevailing wage rate for this project. The contractor immediately cured the underpayment of wages issues.

$1431.00 $1,431.00 2008-2009

Atlas Company Systems

Rio Hondo CCD - Santa Fe Springs Regional Public Safety Building

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$4,046.84 $4,046.84 2007-2008

Ayala Enterprises

Santa Barbara School District - La Cuesta Continuation High School

The subcontractor failed to pay their workers for work performed on the project

Ayala Enterprises, a subcontractor on the project, did not pay their workers for work performed on the project.  McCarthy, the prime contractor, voluntarily made wage restitution to the affected workers.

$6,162.08 $6,162.08 2009-2010

Bobby Sneed Plumbing

Simi Valley USD - Santa Susana Auditorium

Apprentice was not paid show-up time

A union dispatched apprentice was not paid show-up time. The contractor paid the worker for two hours of show-up time on the project.

$79.16 $79.16 2009-2010

Breezeway / Thrifty Glass

Rio Hondo CCD - Santa Fe Springs Regional Public Safety Building

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$677.43 $677.43 2007-2008

Cabral Roofing

Inglewood USD - Centinella Roofing Replacement

Failure to pay workers at the current prevailing wage rate.

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$1,109.25 $1,109.25 2009-2010

Cal Lite Concrete

Inglewood USD - Highland Elementary School

Failure to pay workers at the current prevailing wage rate.

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$57.92 $57.92 2008-2009

Cats Excavating

Sweetwater Union H.S. District - Southwest M.S.

1774 - Did not capture pre-determined increase for workers

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$429.90 $429.90 2009-2010

CLP Resources

Long Beach CCD - South Quad Complex

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$1,085.00 $1,085.00 2008-2009

CM Concrete

Santa Susana High School Auditorium

Misclassification of workers

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution to cure underpayment

$2,546.88 $2,546.88 2009-2010

Commercial Door Company

LBCCD Tech Building #1

Underpayment of wages

Apparent unintentional prevailing wage underpayment; contractor made restitution promptly and voluntarily.

$164.54 $164.54 2009-2010

CST Environmental

Long Beach CCD - Muffler shop demolition

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$528.03 $528.03 2007-2008

Cypress Point

Inglewood USD - Highland Elementary School

Failure to pay workers at the current prevailing wage rate.

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$695.00 $695.00 2008-2009

D&S Media Solutions

Simi Valley USD - Simi Valley H.S. Bleachers

Non-payment of total hourly rate

The contractor failed to pay the workers the fringe benefit amount. The contractor paid wage restitution to workers.

$5,500.14 $5,500.14 2009-2010

D&S Media Solutions

Simi Valley USD - Simi Valley H.S. Bleachers

Misclassification of workers

A settlement was reached and restitution was paid to the affected workers by the prime contractor.

$29,021.11

$29,021.11 2009-2010

Dependable Fire Systems

Sweetwater Unified High School District - National City Middle School

1776 - Trust Fund Underpayment

Pending

Pending

$9,674.70

2010-2011

Desert Street Sweeping

Palm Springs USD-Painted Hills M.S. #5

1774 - Saturday and Sunday work paid at straight-time rate, not overtime or holiday rates

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$2,778.88 $2,778.88 2009-2010

Dominguez Concrete

El Monte Union HSD - S. El Monte HS - Bus Garage

Non-Payment of Prevailing wage rates

The concrete contractor on this project failed to pay their workers at the prevailing wage rate.  The contractor immediately cured the underpayment of wages issues.

$207.17 $207.17 2008-2009

DM Electric

Long Beach CCD - LAC LRC (Building L)

1777.5(m)(1)

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$75.44 $75.44 2008-2009

DM Electric

Long Beach CCD - Learning Resource Center/ Building L Modernization

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$219.44 $219.44 2007-2008

DM Electric

LBCCD LRC / Building L Modernization

 Non-payment of apprentice fringe benefits

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$6,066.94 $6,066.94 2009-2010

DM Electric

LBCCD LRC / Building L Modernization

Contractor went bankrupt - non-payment of wages

Contractor went "bankrupt", workers were paid in full through the project's surety.

$74,579.55 $74,579.55 2009-2010

D'z Plumbing

Santa Monica CCD - Liberal Arts Earthquake Replacement

1774

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution.

$2,491.72 $2,491.72 2007-2008

G&S Electric

Inglewood USD - Highland Elementary School

Failure to pay workers at the current prevailing wage rate.

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$343.20 $343.20 2008-2009

Golden Coast Landscape

El Monte Union HSD - El Monte HS N. Campus

Non-Payment of Prevailing wage rates

The landscape contractor on this project failed to pay their workers at the proper prevailing wage rate. The prime contractor (Royal) paid wage restitution to the affected workers on behalf of the subcontractor who was removed from the project.

$1,500.00 $1,500.00 2008-2009

Graham Prewett

San Bernardino County -  Juvenile Detention Center

1776 - Underpayment of prevailing wages, using Fresno County, not San Bernardino County, rates

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$5,217.89 $5,217.89 2010-2011

H&M Electric

Arrowview Middle School, Modular Asbestos Removal

Failure to pay workers at the current prevailing wage rate.

Prime Contractor, HCH, voluntarily settled with all affected workers

$41,623.32

$95,951.53 2009-2010

HAR Construction Inc.

Sweetwater Union High School District - Southwest High School

1776 - Underpayment of wages, unregistered apprentice

Settlement reached, case closed

$1,000 $4,756.05 2010-2011

HAR Construction Inc.

Sweetwater Union High School District - Southwest Middle School

1776 - Underpayment of wages, unregistered apprentice

Pending

$1,000 $12,194.80 2010-2011

Icon West

Inglewood USD - Monroe Middle School

Failure to pay workers at the current prevailing wage rate.

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$2,838.54 $2,838.54 2008-2009

Icon West

Inglewood USD - Monroe Middle School

Failure to pay workers at the current prevailing wage rate.

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$2,838.54 $2,838.54 2008-2009

Interstate Waste and Demolition

Chaffey Community College Dist. - PHLS Project

Failure to pay workers at the current prevailing wage rate.

The abatement contractor on the project failed to pay the workers at the proper prevailing wage rates.  The contractor made wage restitution to the affected workers.

$19,394.06 $19,394.06 2008-2009

Interstate Waste and Demolition

Long Beach CCD - LAC LRC (Building L)

1777.5(m)(1)

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$528.03 $528.03 2008-2009

Interstate Waste and Demolition

Rio Hondo CCD - Learning Resource Center

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$79.61 $79.61 2007-2008

Interstate Waste and Demolition

Rio Hondo CCD - Learning Resource Center #1119

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$50.09 $50.09 2008-2009

J&S Excavation

Simi Valley USD - Santa Susana Auditorium

Contractor went out of business, failed to pay workers

Prime contractor made wage restitution to affected workers.

$48,694.62 $48,694.62 2009-2010

J&S Excavation

Simi Valley USD - Santa Susana Auditorium

Contractor went out of business, failed to pay workers

Prime contractor made wage restitution to affected workers.

$4,649.76 $4,649.76 2009-2010

Jim Isaac's Plumbing

Simi Valley USD - Madera E.S.

1774

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$13,806.96 $13,806.96 2007-2008

JMS Heating and Air Conditioning

Norwalk - La Mirada USD - La Puma Elementary School

Contractor failed to pay their workers the proper prevailing wage rates

Pending

Pending

$45,006.69 2008-2009

JMS Heating and Air Conditioning

Norwalk - La Mirada USD - Gardenhill Elementary School

Contractor failed to pay their workers the proper prevailing wage rates

Pending

Pending

$55,309.11 2008-2009

JMS Heating and Air Conditioning

Norwalk - La Mirada USD - Gardenhill Elementary School

Contractor failed to pay their workers the proper prevailing wage rates

Settlement reached. Case closed.

$20,000.00 $68,771.66 2009-2010

JMS Heating and Air Conditioning

Norwalk-La Mirada USD - La Pluma Elementary School

Contractor failed to pay their workers the proper prevailing wage rates

Settlement reached. Case closed.

$20,000.00 $55,365.05 2009-2010

Journey Electric (Audit #3)

Long Beach CCD - South Quad Complex

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$7,976.56 $7,976.56 2008-2009

Journey Electric (Audit #2)

Long Beach CCD - South Quad Complex

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$17,762.35 $17,762.35 2008-2009

Journey Electric Technologies

Long Beach CCD - South Quad Complex

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$30,946.99 $30,946.99 2007-2008

JSS Grading

Rio Hondo CCD - Pedestrian Bridge # 1128

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$538.08 $538.08 2008-2009

LA Contractors

Simi Valley USD - Township Elementary School

Underpayment of wages

The contractor missed a prevailing wage rate increase resulting in an underpayment of wages.  The contractor made wage restitution to the affected workers thus resolving the issue.

$1,383.22

$1,383.22

2008-2009

Lambard Enterprises

LBCCD South Quad Complex

Unregistered apprentices - underpayment of wages

Misclassification of workers issue, not yet resolved.

Unresolved

$397.36 2009-2010

Man Metal Design

Rio Hondo CCD - Santa Fe Springs Regional Public Safety Buildling

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$284.16 $284.16 2007-2008

Marina Landscape

LBCCD South Quad Complex

Unregistered apprentices - underpayment of wages

Improper ratios of craftsman; contractor paid the difference between the scope used and the correct scope to reach the minimum ratios.

$20,572.86 $20,572.86 2009-2010

MCEC

Bassett High School Modernization

Contractor failed to pay prevailing wage rates and submit CPRs for work performed on the project.

Resolved

$34,698.91 $43,268.19 2009-2010

Mendoza Paving

College of the Desert, Site Infrastructure Phase II

1774 - Did not include pre-determined increase of wages

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$970.31 $970.31 2009-2010
Michael's Construction

Justin Elementary School

Misclassification of workers

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution, cured underpayment

$4,428.92 $5,471.76 2009-2010
Nazarian Group, The

Apollo High School Gym

Worker listed as an apprentice and worked on project without Journeyman Supervision

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution, cured underpayment

$239.00 $239.00 2009-2010

Nelson Fire Systems Inc.

Temecula Valley Unified School District - Summer 2010 Charter Schools

Failure to pay workers at the current prevailing wage rate.

Contractor, Nile Advanced Construction, voluntarily settled with affected workers

$60,000 $129,918.35 2010-2011
NSA Builders

Sinaloa Middle School

Misclassification of workers

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution, cured underpayment

$4,287.92 $4,287.92 2010-2011

Ornelas Electric

Inglewood USD - Highland Elementary School

Failure to pay workers at the current prevailing wage rate.

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$319.68 $319.68 2008-2009

Orange Woodworks

Rio Hondo CCD - Regional Public Safety #1110

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$239.22 $239.22 2008-2009

Orange Woodworks

Rio Hondo CCD - Santa Fe Springs Regional Public Safety Buildling

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$239.22 $239.22 2007-2008

Pacific Backhoe Works

Poway USD - Valley E.S. Growth & Modernization

1774 - Health and welfare underpayment

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$71.17 $71.17 2009-2010

Paramount Scaffolding

Mira Costa College - Creative Arts Expansion

1774 - Apprentices working hours without Journeyman supervision

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$659.94 $659.94 2009-2010

Paramount Scaffolding

RHCCD Learning Resource Center

Improper apprentice / journeyman ratios & wage underpayment

Underpayment paid in full to affected workers

$1,016.20 $1,016.20 2009-2010

Paramount Scaffolding

Rio Hondo CCD - Learning Resource Center #1119

1776

Resolved

$1,222.58 $1,222.58 2008-2009

PB Concrete

Norwalk-La Mirada USD - Lampton Elementary School Modernization

Contractor failed to pay their workers the proper prevailing wage rates

The contractor voluntarily paid wage restitution, and the issue was closed.

$17,349.44 $17,349.44 2009-2010

Plumbco

Sweetwater Union HS District - Southwest High School

1776

Case settled - workers paid

$30,000

$56,544.85

2009-2010
Pouk & Steinle

Rio Hondo CCD - Central Plant and Infrastructure

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$252.24 $252.24 2007-2008
Protech

Santa Susana High School

Misclassification of workers

The contractor voluntarily paid wage restitution to cure the underpayment.

$4,509.84 $4,929.36 2009-2010

Raymac Painting

Simi Valley USD - Big Springs

Underpayment of wages

Contractor missed a prevailing wage rate increase resulting in an underpayment of wages.  The contractor made wage restitution to the affected workers, thus resolving issue.

$255.10 $255.10 2008-2009
Remedial Civil Constructors

Elsinore Valley MWD - Wildomar Water Recycling Phase I Offsite

1776 Trust Fund Underpayment

Trust Fund settlement with contractor: District released money to Bonding Co., and Bonding Co. paid the Trust Funds

$130,951.12 $193,684.33 2010-2011

RJ Allen

Rio Hondo CCD - Santa Fe Springs Regional Public Safety Buildling

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$6,457.44 $6,457.44 2007-2008

Rodriguez Brothers Construction

Rio Hondo CCD - Central Plant and Infrastructure

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$18,646.86 $18,646.86 2007-2008

Rodriguez Brothers Construction

Rio Hondo CCD - Central Plant / Infrastructure #1118

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$1,105.28 $1,105.28 2008-2009

Rodriguez Brothers Construction

Rio Hondo CCD - Central Plant / Infrastructure #1118

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$9,718.02 $9,718.02 2008-2009
Rolls Scaffolding

Santa Susana High School Auditorium

Nonpayment of training funds

Contractor corrected the underpayment

$96.60 $96.60 2009-2010

Royal Construction

El Monte Union HSD - Mountain View HS Phase 2

Contractor failed to pay prevailing wage rates to workers on the project.

Pending

Pending

$102,562.98 2006-2007

RPR Mechanical

Rio Hondo CCD - Santa Fe Springs Regional Public Safety Building

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$2,627.68 $2,627.68 2007-2008

Samsons Concrete

Santa Susana High School Auditorium

Contractor failed to pay fringe benefits to the trust.

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution to the trust

$26,220.00 $26,220.00 2009-2010

SCV Superior Grading

El Monte Union HSD - S. El Monte HS - Bus Garage

Non-payment of Prevailing wage rates

The grading contractor on this project failed to pay one of their workers for work performed in excess of 40 hours per week. The prime contractor (Morillo) paid the worker wage restitution given that the subcontractor (SCV Grading) never responded to numerous attempts at collecting wage restitution.

$368.09 $368.09 2008-2009

Shamrock Paving

Rio Hondo CCD - Santa Fe Springs Regional Public Safety Buildling

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$1,553.53 $1,553.53 2007-2008

Sierra Glass

Norwalk-La Mirada USD - Lampton Elementary School Modernization

Contractor failed to pay their workers the proper prevailing wage rates

Pending

Pending

$20,672.15 2009-2010

Spectrum Glass & Aluminum

RHCCD Learning Resource Center

Trust fund underpayment

Trust fund underpayment paid in full

$2,394.43 $2,394.43 2009-2010

Strycula Stairs

Remodel for Efficiency

1774 - Did not pay prevailing wage

Prime contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$1,659.68 $1,659.68 2009-2010

Sunpeak Construction

LBCCD South Quad Complex

Underpayment of wages

Superseded by Settlement #2

0

$228,116.39 2009-2010

Sunpeak Construction

LBCCD South Quad Complex

Underpayment of wages

Superseded by Settlement #2

0

$340,547.58 2009-2010

Sunpeak Construction

LBCCD South Quad Complex

Underpayment of wages

LBCCD and Taisei, the prime contractor on the project, voluntarily settled on behalf of 41 workers.

$538,000.00 $713,931.99 2009-2010

Sunpeak Construction (8)

Long Beach CCD - South Quad Complex

1776

Superseded by Settlement #1 - $538,000

0 $86.16 2007-2008

Sunpeak Construction (10)

Long Beach CCD - South Quad Complex

1776

Superseded by Settlement #1 - $538,000

0 $107.36 2007-2008

Sunpeak Construction (4)

Long Beach CCD - South Quad Complex

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$107.36 $107.36 2007-2008

Sunpeak Construction (9)

Long Beach CCD - South Quad Complex

1776

Superseded by Settlement #1

0 $156.80 2007-2008

Sunpeak Construction (2)

Long Beach CCD - South Quad Complex

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$235.92 $235.92 2007-2008

Sunpeak Construction (7)

Long Beach CCD - South Quad Complex

1776

Superseded by Settlement #1 - $538,000

0 $4,665.60 2007-2008

Sunpeak Construction (11)

Long Beach CCD - South Quad Complex

1776

Issue unresolved

$158,333.47 $747,641.42 2007-2008

Sunpeak Construction

Long Beach CCD - South Quad Complex

1776

Superseded by Settlement #1 - $538,000

0 $1,102,591.27 2008-2009

Telecom & Technical Systems

Rio Hondo CCD - Santa Fe Springs Regional Public Safety Building

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$592.05 $592.05 2007-2008

Triangles Enterprise 

Rio Hondo CCD - Learning Resource Center

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$216.48 $216.48 2007-2008

TruGreen Landcare

Chaffey College: Parking Lot Irrigation

Failure to pay workers at the proper prevailing wage rates

Case closed. Wage restitution paid/class action lawsuit restitution paid.

$10,000.00 $271,469.38 2009-2010

TruGreen Landcare

Chaffey College: Parking Lot Landscaping

Failure to pay workers at the proper prevailing wage rates

Case closed. Wage restitution paid / class action lawsuit restitution paid.

$10,000.00 $158,081.11 2009-2010
United Steel Industries

Remodel for Efficiency

1774 - Did not pay prevailing wages

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$1,991.83 $1,991.83 2009-2010

Versa Landscape

Inglewood USD - Hudnall Elementary School

Failure to pay workers at the proper prevailing wage rates

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$2,679.04 $2,679.04 2009-2010

Wallach's Inc.

Rio Hondo CCD - Santa Fe Springs Regional Public Safety Buildling

1776

Contractor voluntarily paid restitution

$1,095.87 $1,095.87 2007-2008

Western States Roofing

RHCCD Central Plant & Infrastructure

Trust fund underpayment

Trust fund underpayment paid in full

$2,920.80 $2,920.80 2009-2010
Woolbridge Glass South Health Center

Contractor missed a rate increase.

Contractor immediately corrected for the rate increase.

$1,280.62 $1,280.62 2009-2010

 
 
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