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Cal. SHC § 169

This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 169, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.

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For the purposes of this code, except as provided in Section 170, the date of the award of a contract and of the commencement of a day-labor project shall be deemed the time when the entire obligation thereunder is incurred.

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