The California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DIR/DAS) has issued a debarment and civil penalties totaling $512,700 against Christopher J. Augusto, dba Christopher J Augusto Plumbing Company.
The Marin County contractor, whose contractor’s license was revoked last May by the Contractor’s State License Board, is also prohibited from bidding on or receiving any public works contracts in California until 2013. The debarment applies to Augusto individually as well as any business entities in which he has an ownership interest or management responsibility. This is the second time action has been taken against Augusto by DAS in a three year debarment order.
A DAS complaint investigation filed by the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Unions 38 and 159 found that Augusto failed to comply with the requirements for contractors on public works jobs to secure training opportunities for apprentices, breaching the terms of a settlement agreement reached in its first debarment.
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