Minnesota Administrative Rules

5200.1020 PREVAILING WAGE DETERMINATIONS.

Subpart 1.

Highway and heavy construction.

The department shall, at least once each calendar year, determine and certify prevailing wage rates applicable to state projects which are similar in nature to public and private highway and heavy construction projects where the estimated total cost of completing the project is $25,000 or more.

Subp. 2.

Commercial type construction.

The department shall, at least once each calendar year, determine and certify prevailing wage rates applicable to state projects which are similar in nature to public and private commercial projects where the estimated total cost of completing the project is $2,500 or more.

Subp. 3.

[Repealed, 21 SR 1107]

Subp. 4.

Residential type construction.

Prevailing wage rates applicable to state projects which are similar in nature to residential construction projects will be made upon request of a governmental official involved in the bidding process for a state project who desires such rates for insertion in a specific contract proposal.

Subp. 5.

Survey data; recent.

Each wage survey shall be based upon work performed in the 12 months preceding the date the survey is commenced and the resulting wage determinations will be certified following the close of the survey.

Subp. 6.

Survey procedure.

Except as provided in subpart 7, all prevailing wage determinations shall be based upon the survey procedures contained in these parts.

Subp. 7.

Public hearing.

The department shall, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, sections 177.43, subdivision 4, and 177.44, subdivision 3, conduct public hearings when necessary to determine county wage rate determinations. Such hearings shall be conducted within the county for which wage rates are being determined and shall be conducted as contested cases by an administrative law judge from the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 175.171; 177.41 to 177.44

History:

8 SR 2274; L 1984 c 640 s 32; 21 SR 1107

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008