(a)Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section,
not less than the prevailing hourly rate of wages for work of a
similar character in the locality in which the work is
performed, shall be paid to all workmen employed by or on behalf
of any public body engaged in the construction of public works,
exclusive of maintenance work. Only such workmen as are directly
employed in actual construction work on the site of the building
or construction job shall be deemed to be employed on public
works.
(b)When the hauling of materials or equipment includes
some phase of construction other than the mere transportation to
the site of the construction, workmen engaged in the dual
capacity shall be deemed employed directly on public works when
such work shall be more than incidental to the regula
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(a) Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section,
not less than the prevailing hourly rate of wages for work of a
similar character in the locality in which the work is
performed, shall be paid to all workmen employed by or on behalf
of any public body engaged in the construction of public works,
exclusive of maintenance work. Only such workmen as are directly
employed in actual construction work on the site of the building
or construction job shall be deemed to be employed on public
works.
(b) When the hauling of materials or equipment includes
some phase of construction other than the mere transportation to
the site of the construction, workmen engaged in the dual
capacity shall be deemed employed directly on public works when
such work shall be more than incidental to the regular duties of
the hauling.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, an
employee employed pursuant to and registered in a training or an
apprenticeship program approved by the United States department
of labor or a training program approved by the department of
transportation and the federal highway administration, except
where specified by registered or approved training or
apprenticeship programs, shall be paid as follows:
(i) During the first half of the training period, at
a rate not less than sixty percent (60%) of the appropriate
minimum journeyman's wage rate specified within the employment
contract;
(ii) During the period commencing upon completion of
the first half of the training program and ending upon
completion of seventy-five percent (75%) of the program, at a
rate not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the appropriate
minimum journeyman's wage rate specified within the employment
contract;
(iii) During the remaining portion and until
completion of the training program, at a rate not less than
ninety percent (90%) of the appropriate minimum journeyman's
wage rate specified within the employment contract.