Cal. SHC § 5173
This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 5173, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.
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Official statutory text
The public agency which supplies the plans and specifications may at all times maintain an inspector over the work to see that the plans and specifications which it has furnished have been complied with, and the cost of such inspection shall form a part of the incidental expenses of the work and be incorporated in the assessment as a part thereof.
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