(820 ILCS 130/3) (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-3)
Sec. 3. Not less than the general prevailing rate of hourly wages for
work of a similar character on public works in the locality in which the
work is performed, and not less than the general prevailing rate of
hourly wages for legal holiday and overtime work, shall be paid to all
laborers, workers and mechanics employed by or on behalf of any public
body engaged in the construction or demolition of public works.
This includes any maintenance, repair, assembly, or disassembly work performed on equipment whether owned, leased, or rented. Only such laborers, workers and mechanics as are
directly employed by contractors or subcontractors in actual
construction work on the site of the building or construction job, and
laborers, workers and mechanics engaged in the transportation of
materials and equipment to or from the site, but not including the
transportation by the sellers and suppliers or the manufacture or
processing of materials or equipment, in the execution of any contract
or contracts for public works with any public body shall be deemed to be
employed upon public works. The wage for a tradesman performing maintenance
is equivalent to that of a tradesman engaged in construction or demolition.
(Source: P.A. 95-341, eff. 8-21-07; 96-186, eff. 1-1-10.)
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