Common use of PREVAILING WAGE RATES - PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDING SERVICES CONTRACTS Clause in Contracts

PREVAILING WAGE RATES - PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDING SERVICES CONTRACTS. If any portion of work being Bid is subject to the prevailing wage rate provisions of the Labor Law, the following shall apply: a. PREVAILING WAGE RATE APPLICABLE TO BID SUBMISSIONS The prevailing wage rate case number has been included in the Solicitation and may also be obtained by visiting xxx.xxxxx.xx.xxx. Bidders must submit Bids which are based upon the prevailing hourly wages, and supplements in cash or equivalent benefits (i.e., fringe benefits and any cash or non-cash compensation which are not wages, as defined by law) that equal or exceed the applicable prevailing wage rate(s) for the location where the work is to be performed. Bidders may not submit Bids based upon hourly wage rates and supplements below the applicable prevailing wage rates as established by the New York State Department of Labor. Bids that fail to comply with this requirement will be disqualified. b. WAGE RATE PAYMENTS/CHANGES DURING CONTRACT TERM The wages to be paid under any resulting Contract shall not be less than the prevailing rate of wages and supplements as set forth by law. It is required that the Contractor keep informed of all changes in the prevailing wage rates during the Contract term that apply to the classes of individuals supplied by the Contractor on any projects resulting from this Contract, subject to the provisions of the Labor Law. Contractor is solely liable for and must pay such required prevailing wage adjustments during the Contract term for its employees as required by law and is responsible for ensuring any subcontractors utilized on the Contract also comply with the prevailing wage provisions of the New York State Labor Law.