§ 24.220. Prevailing wage required.

All invitations to bid or request for proposals and all contracts entered into where, pursuant to ordinance or statute, a formal written contract and a payment bond and performance bond is required to which the city is a party, for constructions, alteration and/or repair, including painting, decorating, sodding and landscaping of public buildings, or similar public works of the city and which requires or involves the employment of mechanics and/or laborers shall contain a provision stating that "All federal labor standards and prevailing wage provisions applicable to federal contracts in accordance with the federal Davis-Bacon Act and related federal regulations except as noted in section 24.240 of this ordinance are applicable to this contract as if fully set forth herein and all contractors and subcontractors shall fully comply with such provisions regardless of any contractual relationship which may be alleged to exist between the contractor or subcontractor and his employees." All such contracts shall also contain a provision stating that "Compliance with the City of Minneapolis Prevailing Wage Ordinance, sections 24.200 through 24.265 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances, is required as a material term of this contract and all such provisions are expressly incorporated by reference herein." A signed wage compliance certificate to guaranty the payment of the prevailing wage will be submitted as part of the bid. Any laborer, mechanic or employee employed by the contractor or any subcontractor directly on the project covered by the contract is intended to be a third-party beneficiary of the contract for the purposes of this article. All such contracts shall also contain a provision stating that "Any laborer, mechanic or employee employed by the contractor or subcontractor directly on the project covered by the contract is intended to be a third-party beneficiary of the City of Minneapolis Prevailing Wage Ordinance, sections 24.000 through 24.265 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances." (83-Or-284, § 2, 11-23-83; Ord. No. 2016-044 , § 2, 6-17-16)

Editor's note

Section 1 of 83-Or-284, adopted Nov. 23, 1983, repealed §§ 24.220—24.250, which derived from Code 1960, §§ 503.030—503.060, as amended by §§ 3 and 4 of 77-Or-178, adopted Aug. 25, 1977. Said sections were captioned "Prevailing wage required," "Failure to pay prevailing wage," "Certificate of compliance with labor requirements," and "Failure to comply bars future contracts." Section 2 of 83-Or-284 added new §§ 24.220—24.260.