AB1409 is a bill Authored by Assemblymember John Perez, and Sponsored by the Construction Industry Force Account Council (CIFAC) and the California State Council of Laborers.
The bill, AB 1409, as amended on April 29, 2009, would revise Public Contract Code Section 20395 (c) so that a county could use day labor or force account only after putting a project out to bid and then adopting a Board Resolution stating that no bids were received or that all bids received exceed the cost of having the project done by day labor or force account.