STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2014 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman TROY SINGLETON
District 7 (Burlington)
Assemblyman WAYNE P. DEANGELO
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Assemblywoman BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
Assemblyman CRAIG J. COUGHLIN
District 19 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Cryan, Assemblywoman Lampitt and Assemblyman Benson
SYNOPSIS
Requires certain bidders for prevailing wage public work to provide proof that the prevailing wage will be paid.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning certain contracts for public work and supplementing P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. If a person makes the lowest bid for a contract with a public body for public work subject to the provisions of the “New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act,” P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) and that bid is ten percent or more lower than the next lowest bid for the contract, the person making the lowest bid shall provide proof to the satisfaction of the public body that the prevailing wage rates required by that act shall be paid. If the bidder does not provide the proof, the bid shall be rejected.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that if a person makes the lowest bid for a contract with a public body for public work subject to the provisions of the “New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act,” P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) and that bid is ten percent or more lower than the next lowest bid for the contract, the person making the lowest bid shall provide proof to the satisfaction of the public body that the prevailing wage rates required by that act shall be paid. The bill requires the bid to be rejected if the bidder does not provide that proof.