§ 37-26-3. Wage and supplement/benefit requirements.
(a) Every call for bids for every contract for building services in excess of one thousand
dollars ($1,000) to which a state purchasing entity is a party shall contain a provision
stating the standard compensation to be paid to building service employees which shall
be made in accordance with § 37-26-2. Every call for bids shall also specify the number of hours to be worked, and bidders
shall submit pricing on a standard pricing sheet, to be created by the director of
labor and training. The contract shall provide for adjustments of the standard compensation
during the term of the contract.
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§ 37-26-3. Wage and supplement/benefit requirements.
(a) Every call for bids for every contract for building services in excess of one thousand
dollars ($1,000) to which a state purchasing entity is a party shall contain a provision
stating the standard compensation to be paid to building service employees which shall
be made in accordance with § 37-26-2. Every call for bids shall also specify the number of hours to be worked, and bidders
shall submit pricing on a standard pricing sheet, to be created by the director of
labor and training. The contract shall provide for adjustments of the standard compensation
during the term of the contract.
(b) All contractors and their subcontractors, who have been awarded contracts for building
services by a state purchasing entity in which public funds are used and of which
the contract price shall be in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), shall pay
their building service employees the standard compensation and comply with the provisions
set forth in this chapter. This requirement shall apply regardless of whether the
amount is payable at the time of the signing of the contract or at a later date. Except
that notwithstanding any language to the contrary in this section or chapter the requirement
to pay standard benefits shall not apply until the fiscal year beginning on July 1,
2023.
(c) Every contract within the scope of this chapter shall contain the further provision
that in the event it is found by the director of labor and training that any employee
employed by the contractor or any subcontractor performing building services covered
by the contract has been or is being paid compensation less than the compensation
required by the contract to be paid as aforesaid, the awarding party may terminate
the contract. The awarding party shall complete the work by contract or otherwise
and the contractor and his or her sureties shall be liable to the awarding party for
any excess costs the state suffers.