The Prevailing Wage Act. 1. "An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics, and other workers employed in any public works by the State, county, city or any public body or any political subdivision or by any one under contract for public works." (820 ILCS 130/0.01 et. seq. (2000)). Pursuant to this Act, all contractors and subcontractors performing public work shall pay the most current general prevailing rate of hourly wages in the locality in which the work is to be performed, for each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract. The prevailing rate of wages means "the hourly cash wages plus fringe benefits for training and apprenticeship programs approved by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, health and welfare, insurance, vacations and pensions paid generally, in the locality in which the work is being performed, to employees engaged in work of a similar character on public works." The parties stipulate that not less than the prevailing rate of wages as found by the public body, or Department of Labor or determined by a court on review shall be paid to all laborers, workers and mechanics performing work under the contract. The contractor is responsible for reviewing the most recent issues of the Illinois Register in order to determine the latest prevailing wage.
The Prevailing Wage Act. Pursuant to the Prevailing Wage Act, ESCO shall pay a wage of no less than the general prevailing hourly rate as paid for work of a similar character in the locality in which the work is performed, to all laborers, workers and mechanics, pursuant to definitions, guidelines and procedures set forth in 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et. seq. (2010). The ESCO shall submit monthly to University, via the Owner’s electronic project management system, a certified copy of the records required under section 130/5(a)(1) of the Act. The certified payroll shall include records of all laborers, mechanics, and other workers employed by the ESCO, including assigned subcontractors, for services performed. The records shall include each worker’s name, address, telephone number when available, social security number, classification or classifications, hourly wages paid in each pay period, number of hours worked each day, and the starting and ending times of each work day. The certified payroll shall be accompanied by a statement signed by the ESCO and statements signed by each subcontractor where appropriate which aver that: (1) such records are true and accurate, (2) the hourly rate paid to each worker is not less than the general prevailing rate of hourly wages required under the Act; and (3) the ESCO acknowledges that filing a certified payroll that he or she knows to be false is a Class B misdemeanor. Any subcontracts entered into prior to receiving a fully executed copy of the Contract are done at the ESCO and subcontractors own risk.
The Prevailing Wage Act. 1. "An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics, and other workers employed in any public works by the State, county, city or any public body or any political subdivision or by any one under contract for public works." (820 ILCS 130/0.01 et. seq. (2000)). Pursuant to this Act, all contractors and subcontractors performing public work shall pay no less than the most current general prevailing rate of hourly wages in the locality in which the work is to be performed, for each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract. The prevailing rate of wages means "the hourly cash wages plus fringe benefits for training and apprenticeship programs approved by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, health and welfare, insurance, vacations and pensions paid generally, in the locality in which the work is being performed, to employees engaged in work of a similar character on public works." The parties stipulate that not less than the prevailing rate of wages as found by the public body, or Department of Labor or determined by a court on review shall be paid to all laborers, workers and mechanics performing work under the Agreement. If the Illinois Department of Labor revises the prevailing rate of hourly wages to be paid by the University, the revised rate shall apply to this Agreement. The prevailing rate of hourly wages is revised by the Illinois Department of Labor and is available on the Illinois Department of Labor’s official website.
