Common use of Payment of Prevailing Wages Clause in Contracts

Payment of Prevailing Wages. In accordance with Chapter 39.12 RCW, there shall be paid to all laborers, workers, or mechanics employed on the Project, a wage not less than the prevailing rate of wage as set forth in Chapter 39.12 RCW and Exhibit A of the Invitation to Bid, incorporated herein by this reference, for an hour's work in the same trade or occupation in the area of work regardless of any contractual relationship which may exist, or be alleged to exist, between the Contractor and any laborers, workers, mechanics, or subcontractors. Before payment is made of any sum or sums due hereunder, the Contractor and each and every subcontractor shall submit to the District a "Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages," which statement shall include: 1) The Contractor's registration certificate number; and 2) The prevailing rate of wage for each classification of workers entitled to prevailing wages under RCW 39.12.020 and the estimated number of workers in each classification. Each Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages must be approved by the Industrial Statistician of the Department of Labor and Industries before it is submitted to the District. Unless otherwise authorized by the Department of Labor and Industries, each voucher claim submitted by the Contractor for payment shall state that the prevailing wages have been paid in accordance with the prefiled Statement or Statements of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wages on file. Following the final acceptance of the Project, the Contractor and each and every subcontractor shall submit to the District an "Affidavit of Wages Paid" before the funds retained according to the provisions of RCW 60.28.010 are released to the Contractor. Each affidavit of wages paid must be certified by the Industrial Statistician of the Department of Labor and Industries before it is submitted to the District.