HF 3841

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to labor; declaring a public policy; adopting record keeping requirements;
requiring an affidavit; requiring a sign on certain vehicles; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 177.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [177.45] PREVAILING WAGES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Policy. new text end

new text begin It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of
Minnesota that a wage of no less than the prevailing hourly rate of wages for work of
a similar character in the locality in which the work is performed shall be paid to all
workers employed by or on behalf of any public body engaged in public works exclusive
of maintenance work. It is further declared to be the policy of the state of Minnesota
that public works construction projects be awarded to and completed by contractors and
subcontractors on a fair and competitive basis.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Records. new text end

new text begin The contractor and each subcontractor engaged in any
construction of public works shall keep full and accurate records clearly indicating the
names, occupations, and crafts of every worker employed by them in connection with the
public work together with an accurate record of the number of hours worked by each
worker and the actual wages paid. The payroll records required to be kept shall be open
to inspection by any authorized representative of the contracting public body or of the
department at any reasonable time and as often as may be necessary and such records
shall not be destroyed or removed from the state for the period of one year following the
completion of the public work in connection with which the records are made.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Affidavit. new text end

new text begin Each contractor and subcontractor shall file with the contracting
public body upon completion of the public work and prior to final payment an affidavit
stating that he had fully complied with the provisions and requirements of this chapter,
and that he had paid all covered employees the prevailing rates specified for the public
work, without benefit of a wage subsidy, bid supplement, or rebate received, directly or
indirectly, from another project, from employees, labor organizations, or any other third
party on the project for which the affidavit is signed. No public body shall be authorized
to make final payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Signage on motor vehicles. new text end

new text begin Each contractor and subcontractor engaged
in any construction of public works shall have its name, acceptable abbreviation, or
recognizable logo, and the name of the city and state of the mailing address of the
principal office of the company, on each motor vehicle and motorized self-propelled piece
of equipment which is used in connection with the public works project during the time
the contractor or subcontractor is engaged on the project. The sign shall be legible from a
distance of 20 feet but the size of the lettering need not be larger than two inches. In cases
where equipment is leased or where affixing a legible sign to the equipment is impractical,
the contractor may place a temporary stationary sign, with the information required
pursuant to this subdivision, at the main entrance of the construction project in place of
affixing the required information on the equipment so long as the sign is not in violation of
any state or federal statute, rule, or regulation. Motor vehicles which are required to have
similar information displayed pursuant to requirements of a regulatory agency of the state
or federal government are exempt from the provisions of this subdivision.
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