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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 area as determined by the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois, as of July 1, 2015, 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 ef...
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