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- Referred to labor
- Referred to labor
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Requires the low bidder on state contracts to provide proof that the prevailing wage shall be paid when such bid is lower than the next lowest bid by 10% or more
In Assembly Committee · Labor · Sponsor Susan John
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Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring proof of payment of the prevailing wage for certain state contracts
Purpose or general idea of bill
Requires the low bidder on state contracts to provide proof that the prevailing wage shall be paid when such bid is lower than the next bid by 10% or more.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends section 220 of the labor law to provide that in any instance where the variation between the low bid on a public works contract and the next lowest bid is 10% or more, or the variation between the low bid and the contracting entity's own estimate, the low bidder would be required to provide proof that the prevailing wage would be paid.
Section 2 of the bill amends section 231 to provide that whenever there was a ten percent variation between the low and next lowest bid, or the contracting entity's own estimate for building service public workers contracts, proof would be required that the prevailing wage would be paid.
Justification
Present law does not reference variations in bids for public works contracts. Unfortunately, the low bidder for many public works contracts all too often achieves that distinction by underestimating the cost of labor. As a consequence, workers are underpaid, and the law is violated. This bill calls for increased scrutiny that the low bidder in fact does intend to pay the prevailing wage.
Prior legislative history
A.7981 of 1999-00: Vetoed memo 53; A.6189 of 2001-02: referred to Labor; A.8106 of 2003-04: referred to labor; A.3283 of 2005-06: referred to labor; A.6599 of 2007-08: referred to labor
Fiscal implications
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Effective date
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
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