Title
Resolution Directing the City Administrator to Expand Compliance Evaluations and to Continue to Provide Annual Reports Regarding Contractor Compliance with Prevailing Wage Requirements
Body
Drafted by: Kevin McDonald, Deputy City Attorney
Reviewed by: Nick Hutchinson, City Engineer
Approved by: Kevin McDonald, Deputy City Attorney
Body
Whereas, Section 1:320 of Chapter 14 of Ann Arbor City Code provides for compliance with the City's prevailing wage requirements for public improvement projects, and it applies to "all craftsmen, mechanics and laborers employed directly on the site in connection with said improvements, including said employees or subcontractors";
Whereas, City Council approved R-16-469 on December 5, 2016 which directed the City Administrator to develop new policies regarding contractor compliance with the City's prevailing wage requirements in order to:
1. Increase public improvement project bidder knowledge and understanding of the City's prevailing wage requirements;
2. Ensure that Ann Arbor construction bid documents for public improvement projects clearly include the prevailing wage requirements, and a plain and obvious reference or link to an appropriate resource with the applicable rates;
3. Require contractors who are subject to the prevailing wage requirements to provide the City with payroll records sufficient to demonstrate contractor compliance with prevailing wage requirements;
Whereas, Ann Arbor Administrative Policies and Procedures #204 (Purchase of Goods and Services) was amended in 2016 to include these requirements, which took effect in March, 2017;
Whereas, Currently when prevailing wage rates apply, contractors are required to provide payroll records to the City consistent with applicable laws and sufficient to demonstrate contractor compliance with prevailing wage requirements;
Whereas, Contractor compliance with the City's prevailing wage requirements and transparency regarding compliance remain important ...
Click here for full text