(a) After a bid proposal for a public works contract is submitted, but before the award of a public works contract, a 259 contractor must provide the agency to which it is contracting a copy of the certificate of registration under Chapter 36 of 260 Title 19 for each subcontractor listed in the bid proposal.
(b) An agency shall provide contractors and subcontractors the opportunity to register under Chapter 36 of Title 19 262 before the award of a contract.