A contractor on a public works project must post the applicable prevailing wage determination:
Explanation
Labor Code §1773.2 makes the awarding body specify the rates in the call for bids and the CONTRACTOR post the applicable determination at each job site, in a place the crew can see, so a worker can check the rate for their own craft. That split of duties is what option (b) gets wrong: the awarding body's own copy satisfies the awarding body's duty and puts nothing in front of the workers. The principal office fails for the same reason - the workers are not there. And posting is mandatory, so the last option states the opposite of the rule.
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