(a) Each contract entered into by a state agency for any nonfederal aid, public works project for a scientific research and development facility under the university research and development enhancement act shall be based on bid or contract specifications prescribing and requiring that employees of any contractor or subcontractor shall be paid not less than the hourly wages, including fringe benefits, paid to corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on similar projects in the county where the project is to be performed. Such minimum wage shall be the wage paid to the majority of the laborers or mechanics, unless the same wages are not paid to a majority, in which case the minimum wage shall be the average wages paid, weighted by the total employed in the classification. In the alternative, the minimum wage shall be that determined under federal law which would be required to be paid on federally-funded projects at the location of the public works project.

(b) Employees employed by contractors or subcontractors in the execution of any nonfederal aid, public works project contract subject to this section with any state agency shall be paid not less than the wages as determined pursuant to subsection (a).

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 76-787

  • Board of regents: means the state board of regents provided for in the constitution of this state and described in article 32 of chapter 74 of Kansas Statutes Annotated and amendments thereto. See Kansas Statutes 76-711
  • Construction management at-risk services: means the services provided by a firm which has entered into a contract with the institution to be the construction manager or general contractor for the value and schedule of the contract for a project, which is to hold the trade contracts and execute the work for a project in a manner similar to a general contractor, and which is required to solicit competitive bids for the trade packages developed for the project and to enter into the trade contracts for a project with the lowest responsible bidder therefor. See Kansas Statutes 76-7,126
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • project: means the process of designing, constructing, reconstructing, altering or renovating a building or other structure. See Kansas Statutes 76-7,126
  • Scientific research and development facility: means any facility, including real and personal property, for which the primary purpose is to promote scientific research and development and which is under the control of a state educational institution. See Kansas Statutes 76-779
  • State: means the state of Kansas. See Kansas Statutes 76-779
  • State agency: means any state agency, as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 76-739
  • State educational institution: means the university of Kansas, Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, Wichita state university, Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university, and Fort Hays state university. See Kansas Statutes 76-711

(c) As used in this section, “state agency” means the board of regents, the subsidiary corporation of the board of regents formed pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. § 76-781, and amendments thereto, any firm performing construction management at-risk services under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 76-786, and amendments thereto, or any state educational institution.

(d) The provisions of this section shall apply only to contracts for the following projects under the university research and development enhancement act: (1) The project for the KUMC bio-medical research facility; and (2) the project for the WSU engineering complex expansion and research laboratory.

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