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91_SB0975
LRB9101056WHtm
1 AN ACT to amend the Prevailing Wage Act by adding Section
2 11c.
3 WHEREAS, Project labor agreements promote labor peace,
4 stability, and uninterrupted performance in the construction
5 of public works subject to the Prevailing Wage Act, and
6 promote the policies of the Prevailing Wage Act to maintain
7 prevailing rates on public works; therefore
8 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
9 represented in the General Assembly:
10 Section 5. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by adding
11 Section 11c as follows:
12 (820 ILCS 130/11c new)
13 Sec. 11c. Project labor agreements permitted. No
14 provision of this Act, nor of any other Act providing for the
15 competitive bidding of contracts for the construction of
16 public works subject to this Act, shall be construed to
17 prohibit a public body subject to this Act, acting in its
18 capacity as a project proprietor, manager, or purchaser of
19 construction services, to require the contractor that is the
20 successful bidder on a public works project subject to this
21 Act and its subcontractors, as a condition for performing the
22 work called for in the contract, to enter into or agree to
23 observe the terms of a project labor agreement establishing
24 the terms and conditions of employment for laborers,
25 mechanics, or workers subject to this Act with the labor
26 organization having jurisdiction over the type of work
27 performed, nor shall any such requirement for a project labor
28 agreement on a project subject to this Act be deemed contrary
29 to the requirement that a bid be let to the lowest
30 responsible bidder.