Prevailing wage
You must pay the prevailing wage if you want to get a City construction contract for more than $50,000.
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Compliance guidelines
- If a bid, RFP, best value solicitation or contract includes:
- Federal fair labor standards
- Prevailing wage provisions
- All contractors and subcontractors must comply.
Non-compliance
- Failure to pay the prevailing wage may lead to suspension or debarment.
- We give contractors due process before making a non-compliance decision.
Employee and contractor pay
General contractors must:
- Pay employees every two weeks. Failure to comply will result in withholding of payment to general contractor.
- If project has federal funding, employees must be paid weekly.
- Pay overtime for every hour an employee works over 40 hours. Overtime pay is 1.5 times the prevailing wage base rate plus normal fringe benefits.
Apprentice pay
You can pay approved apprentices according to their program scale if they provide the following program documents:
Work site requirements
General contractors must post these items in safe, visible location on the project construction site.
These include:
- The project’s prevailing wage decision
- Additional wage classifications
- Davis-Bacon poster
- Non-Discrimination poster
Reporting requirements
General contractors need to:
- Submit a pre-construction booklet for review.
- Include a profile form for each subcontractor and supplier on your project.
- Prove that workers classified as independent contractors or subcontractors meet the proper criteria.
- Submit bi-weekly Certified Payroll Reports (CPRs) for:
- All employees
- All subcontractors
- Keep payroll records for at least one year after you complete the project.
Use the contractor compliance checklist
View the city prevailing wage fact sheet
See contract compliance reporting tools
City oversight
Our Civil Rights staff will oversee your project to ensure compliance. We will:
- Visit job sites to:
- Verify the accuracy of contractor-submitted information.
- Interview contractor employees.
- Audit contractors’ books and records to check for compliance, if needed.
Contact us
Johnnie Burns
Associate Director
Contract Compliance Division
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Address
City Hall350 Fifth St. S.
Room 239
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Office hours
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday