(1)(a) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, by order, shall establish a fee to be paid by the public agency that awards a public works contract subject to ORS § 279C.800 to 279C.870. The commissioner shall use the fee to pay the costs of:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 279C.825

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • State Treasury: includes those financial assets the lawful custody of which are vested in the State Treasurer and the office of the State Treasurer relating to the custody of those financial assets. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(A) Surveys to determine the prevailing rates of wage;

(B) Administering and providing investigations under and enforcement of ORS § 279C.800 to 279C.870; and

(C) Providing educational programs on public contracting law under the Public Contracting Code.

(b) The commissioner shall establish the fee at 0.1 percent of the contract price. However, in no event may a fee be charged and collected that is less than $250 or more than $7,500.

(2) The commissioner shall pay moneys received under this section into the State Treasury. The moneys shall be credited to the Prevailing Wage Education and Enforcement Account created by ORS § 651.185.

(3) The public agency shall pay the fee at the time the public agency notifies the commissioner under ORS § 279C.835 a contract subject to the provisions of ORS § 279C.800 to 279C.870 has been awarded. [2003 c.794 § 178; 2007 c.844 § 7; 2009 c.161 § 1; 2009 c.788 § 1]

 

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