Construction Links

Following are some links that we hope you will find useful in your day to day business operations.

State of California Sites

• CAL OSHA Publications
• CAL-OSHA Consultation Services
• Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch
• Contractors State License Board
• California Prevailing Wage Information
• California Department of Worker's Compensation
• California Public Works Manual
• California Skin Cancer Prevention Program
• Required Safety Postings
• I Built It Website
• Department of General Services-DVBE-and Small Business Regulations

Other Builders Exchanges

• Golden State Builders' Exchange (This site provides information about all of the members of the Golden State Builders' Exchange).

Construction Educational Programs

• Cal State East Bay
• San Jose City College
• Institute for Business & Technology

Government Tax Center links (From the IRS)

• Construction Tax Center
  The Construction industry page contains explanations of Federal tax topics related to the construction industry, news articles and educational IRS Publications.
• Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center
  This section provides general small business information useful in all industries and professions. It includes links to small business products, employment taxes, electronic filing and paying, taxpayer burden reduction, abusive tax avoidance transactions, and many other topics.

Other Government Sites

• City of Campbell-Public Works Dept.
• City of Gilroy-Community Development Department
• City of Los Altos-Public Works Dept.
• City of Los Gatos-Parks and Public Works Dept.
• City of Mountain View-Public Works Dept.
• City of Palo Alto-Public Works Dept.
• City of San Jose-Public Works Dept.
• City of Santa Clara-Public Works Dept.
• City of Saratoga-Public Works Department
• City of Sunnyvale-Public Works Dept.
• County of Alameda-Public Works Agency
• County of San Francisco-Public Works Department
• County of San Mateo-Public Works Department
• County of Santa Cruz General Services Dept.
• County of Santa Clara Building Department
• County of Santa Clara-Recorder's Office
• Valley Transportation Authority-Procurement Department

Construction Safety Articles

• Back Safety
• Excavation Trenching Safety
• Noise Hazards
• Nail Gun Safety
• Vehicle Safety
• Table Saw Safety

Other Sites of Interest

• Abdulaziz and Grossbart (Great resource of construction law)
• American Institute of Architects, Santa Clara Valley Chapter
• California Materials Exchange
• Capitol Services Inc.—Help with contractor licensing laws
• Check Social Security Numbers Here
• Construction Specifications Institute
• Construction Web LInks
• International Conference of Building Officials