CA Pub Cont Code Section 4103

Nothing in this chapter limits or diminishes any rights or remedies, either legal or equitable, which:

(a)

An original or substituted subcontractor may have against the prime contractor, his or her successors or assigns.

(b)

The state or any county, city, body politic, or public agency may have against the prime contractor, his or her successors or assigns, including the right to take over and complete the contract.