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AN ORDINANCE ASCERTAINING THE PREVAILING RATE OF WAGES FOR LABORERS, MECHANICS AND OTHER WORKERS EMPLOYED ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS IN THE VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK
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WHEREAS, the State of Illinois has enacted the “Prevailing Wage Act", as amended (820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq.) (the “Act”); and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid Act requires that the Village of Orland Park (the “Village”) investigate and ascertain the prevailing rate of wages as defined in said Act for laborers, mechanics and other workers, in the locality of the Village, employed in performing the construction of public works for the Village;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
To the extent and as required by the Act, as amended, the general prevailing rate of wages in this locality for laborers, mechanics and other workers engaged in the construction of public works coming under the jurisdiction of this Village is hereby ascertained to be the same as the prevailing rate of wages for construction work in the Cook County and Will County areas as determined by the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois, as of June 1, 2018, a copy of that determination being attached hereto as EXHIBIT "A" and incorporated herein by reference. The definition of any terms appearing in this Ordinance that are also used in the aforesaid Act shall be the same as in said Act.
SECTION 2
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply said general prevailing rate of wages as herein ascertained to any work or employment except public works construction of the Village to the extent required by the aforesaid Act.
SECTION 3
The Village of Orland Park shall publicly post or keep available for inspection by any interested party in the main office of this Village this determination of such prevailing rate of wages. A copy of this determination or of the current revised determination of prevailing rate of wages in effect shall be attached to all contract specifications prepared by the Village.
SECTION 4
The Village Clerk shall mail a copy of this determination to any employer, to any association of employers and to any person or association of employees who have filed, or file their names and addresses, requesting copies of any determination stating the particular rates and the particular class of workers whose wages will be affected by such rates.
SECTION 5
The Village Clerk shall, prior to July 15, 2018, file a certified copy of this Ordinance with the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois.
SECTION 6
The Village shall within 30 days of the filing provided for in Section 5 above, cause a notice of its determination of prevailing wages to be placed on the Village’s website with a hyperlink directly to the prevailing wage schedules for Cook and Will Counties that are published on the official website of the Illinois Department of Labor. Said notice shall conform substantially to the notice attached hereto as Exhibit “B” and incorporated herein by reference. Such publication shall constitute notice that this is the determination of the Village of Orland Park and is effective.
SECTION 7
That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption as provided by law.