68-2317. Highway contracts; providing for prevailing wages. (a) Contracts entered into by the secretary of transportation for nonfederal aid state-funded projects shall be based on bid specifications prescribing that employees of any contractor or subcontractor shall be paid in accordance with prevailing wages determined in accordance with wage areas, job classifications and wage rates determined under the federal Davis-Bacon act.
(b) Employees employed by contractors or subcontractors in the execution of nonfederal aid state-funded highway project contracts with the state of Kansas entered into by the secretary of transportation shall be paid at least the prevailing wage as determined in subsection (a).
(c) The secretary of transportation shall administer the provisions of this section.
History: L. 1989, ch. 209, ยง 4; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Chapter 68 - Roads And Bridges
Article 23 - Express Highways And Freeways
68-2303 Same; powers of secretary of transportation.
68-2308 Same; rights of bondholders.
68-2309 Same; interest and income from bonds exempt from taxation, exception.
68-2310 Same; bonds deemed securities; acquisition and deposit.
68-2314b Transportation works for Kansas program; projects; programs.
68-2316 Minimum expenditure for transportation projects or programs in each county.
68-2317 Highway contracts; providing for prevailing wages.
68-2319 Highway program; bonds; definitions.
68-2320 Powers of secretary of transportation; issuance of bonds; limitations.
68-2322 Sale of bonds; no debt incurred nor faith and credit of state pledged by issuance of bonds.
68-2323 Use of proceeds from bonds.
68-2327 Authority to establish special accounts by secretary of transportation.
68-2328 Authority to issue refunding bonds; refunding freeway bonds.
68-2329 Liberal construction of 68-2319 through 68-2328.