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Red Flags Raised Over Bobo Construction at Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Meeting

At a public hearing in late November, 2025, the Nor Cal Carpenters Union urged Sacramento County officials to reevaluate the eligibility of Bobo Construction for taxpayer-funded projects, citing what they described as a long-running pattern of inaccuracies, violations, and troubling business practices.

Speaking before county staff, Field Representative Richie Cruz outlined a series of documented concerns the union first submitted in September to Jennifer Shivley, Associate Architect Engineer for the Department of General Services (DGS), and Joshua Green, Director of General Services. Cruz said the union never received a response.

According to Cruz, the materials provided to DGS detail multiple issues with Bobo Construction’s performance and compliance history, including:

  • Chronic delays and cost overruns on public works projects

  • Recent litigation involving breach of contract and deficient services

  • Safety and labor violations, including at least three Civil Wage and Penalty Assessments for failure to pay prevailing wages

  • A National Labor Relations Board investigation into the company

“These documents illustrate questionable business practices,” Cruz told county officials. “We argued that Bobo should not be considered a responsible bidder under state law.”

A Pattern Across Multiple Agencies

Cruz emphasized that Sacramento County is not the first public agency to confront discrepancies in Bobo’s prequalification paperwork.

Earlier this year, the Nor Cal Carpenters sent a similar warning to Los Banos Unified School District, where district staff compared Bobo’s submissions against publicly available information. According to Cruz, staff found significant inconsistencies and ultimately removed Bobo Construction from the district’s list of prequalified contractors—well before August.

Yet in August, Bobo Construction submitted another prequalification application—this time to the City of Walnut Creek. Cruz said Bobo provided false answers to at least two required questions:

  1. Whether the company was responsible for paying back wages or penalties related to prevailing wage violations — Bobo answered “No,” despite multiple state enforcement actions.

  2. Whether the company had previously been denied prequalification on public works contracts — Bobo again answered “No,” contradicting its removal by Los Banos Unified.

“These examples from Los Banos and Walnut Creek show a clear pattern of failing to provide accurate information to awarding bodies,” Cruz said.

Call for Sacramento County to Act

Cruz closed his remarks with a direct request: that Sacramento County reassess whether Bobo Construction meets the legal standards of a responsible contractor—standards designed to ensure that firms competing for public dollars follow labor laws, provide truthful disclosures, and deliver quality work.

“We encourage the County of Sacramento to reassess Bobo’s status in the prequalification process,” Cruz said. “Taxpayers deserve contractors who follow the law, and workers deserve contractors who pay them what they’re owed.”