By Raquel White Central Regional Compliance Manager Recently, CIFAC received a complaint from an industry partner regarding the

Recently, CIFAC was approached by an industry partner regarding Madera County crews self-performing work on multiple road projects

By Patricia (Patti) Rascon, Southern Regional Compliance Manager It wasn’t a plant virus invading flora and fauna, but

By Patricia (Patti) Rascon, Southern Regional Compliance Manager You know the game, three inverted cups or nutshells are

By Tony Morelli, CIFAC Southwestern Regional Compliance Manager   As a result of consistently monitoring Public Agencies and

By Tony Morelli, Southwestern Regional Compliance Manager. – For the last eight Months, CIFAC has been engaged in

By Patricia (Patti) Rascon, Southern Regional Compliance Manager. – “When the well’s dry, we know the worth of

By Justin Bochmann, Midstate Regional Compliance Manager. – CIFAC Regional Compliance Managers work tirelessly to promote job opportunities

By Raquel White, Central Regional Compliance Manager. – Most of us are familiar with the saying, “What is

By Tony Morelli,  Southwestern Regional Compliance Manager. – If you work in the compliance field, you know more

By Michelle Pickens, Executive Director. – For over forty years, the Construction Industry Force Account Council (CIFAC) has

By Matthew (Matt) Hilliard, Bay Area Regional Compliance Manager. – As a Regional Compliance Manager (RCM) for the

By Richard Marks, Northern Regional Compliance Manager. – CIFAC’s mission is to ensure that State and local governments

By Raquel White, Central Regional Compliance Manager. – Emergencies are serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situations requiring immediate

By Anthony (Tony) Morelli, Southwestern Regional Compliance Manager. – Piggyback contracting is a commonly used procurement method utilized

By Patricia (Patti) Rascon, Southern Regional Compliance Manager. – One of the most critical aspects of the role

By Justin Bochmann, Midstate Regional Compliance Manager. – A recent CIFAC investigation and influence of the Tuolumne Utilities

CIFAC is the leading authority on the proper use of force account on public construction projects. By force

By Matthew (Matt) Hilliard, Bay Area Regional Compliance Manager. – After a hard fought battle, which included valuable

By Anthony (Tony) Morelli, Southwestern Regional Compliance Manager. – Recently the City of Glendora had a bid opening

By Patricia (Patti) Rascon, Southern Regional Compliance Manager. – “What’s good for the goose is good for the

By Jamie Watkins, Southeastern Regional Compliance Manager. – At the Construction Industry Force Account Council (CIFAC) one of

By Matthew (Matt) Hilliard, Bay Area Regional Compliance Manager. – Prior to CIFAC’s successful legislation to insert California

A series of recent expensive failures by the City of Los Angeles public works force account workers highlights

By Anthony (Tony) Morelli, Southwestern Regional Compliance Manager. – These are legitimate questions that CIFAC is continually asked,

When a public agency decides to move forward with bidding out a public project, advertising requirements come into

Do any of you remember the penny arcade game called Whack-A-Mole?  It’s a real simple game—you have a

Among the many lessons taught to us in Sacramento is that it is one thing to pass a

By Anthony (Tony) Morelli, Southwestern Regional Compliance Manager. – Recently I observed a Public Work’s Director proposing to

By Matthew (Matt) Hilliard, Bay Area Regional Compliance Manager. – As a big supporter of local agencies adopting

By Matthew (Matt) Hilliard, Bay Area Regional Compliance Manager. – California competitive bidding laws are intended to eliminate

By Jamie Watkins, Southeastern Regional Compliance Manager. – As Regional Compliance Managers we have opportunities to meet many

This month, Governor Brown signed AB 2249, the State Controller sponsored bill that raises the bid threshold limits

By Michelle Pickens, Executive Director. – As of last year, there were 121 “charter cities” out of the

The Construction Industry Force Account Council (CIFAC) is a compliance organization that works to help private construction contractors

New staff promises more energy, fresh perspectives and a revitalized feel to CIFAC. Our focus has never been

SACRAMENTO – The California Legislature wrapped up the 2017 legislative session on October 15th which was the deadline

By Michelle Pickens, Executive Director. – There appears to be much confusion surrounding public project definitions. CIFAC Compliance

By Jamie Watkins, Southeastern Regional Compliance Manager. – Here at CIFAC one of the ways Regional Compliance Managers