(a)  Every call for bids for every contract for building services in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to which a state purchasing entity is a party shall contain a provision stating the standard compensation to be paid to building service employees which shall be made in accordance with § 37-26-2. Every call for bids shall also specify the number of hours to be worked, and bidders shall submit pricing on a standard pricing sheet, to be created by the director of labor and training. The contract shall provide for adjustments of the standard compensation during the term of the contract.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-3

  • Building services: means any janitorial or security guard services. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contractor: means any contractor who or that employs employees to perform building services under a contract with a state purchasing entity and shall include any of the contractor's subcontractors. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1
  • employee: means any person performing building services for a contractor under a contract with a state purchasing entity that is in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) and the principal purpose of such contract is to furnish services through the use of building service employees. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Standard benefits: means the greatest of:

    (i)  The benefit rate determined by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to the "Service Contract Act of 1965" (41 U. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1

  • Standard compensation: means each of the following:

    (i)  Standard wage;

    (ii)  Standard benefits; and

    (iii)  Standard paid leave. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1

  • State purchasing entity: means state and public agencies. See Rhode Island General Laws 37-26-1

(b)  All contractors and their subcontractors, who have been awarded contracts for building services by a state purchasing entity in which public funds are used and of which the contract price shall be in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), shall pay their building service employees the standard compensation and comply with the provisions set forth in this chapter. This requirement shall apply regardless of whether the amount is payable at the time of the signing of the contract or at a later date. Except that notwithstanding any language to the contrary in this section or chapter the requirement to pay standard benefits shall not apply until the fiscal year beginning on July 1, 2023.

(c)  Every contract within the scope of this chapter shall contain the further provision that in the event it is found by the director of labor and training that any employee employed by the contractor or any subcontractor performing building services covered by the contract has been or is being paid compensation less than the compensation required by the contract to be paid as aforesaid, the awarding party may terminate the contract. The awarding party shall complete the work by contract or otherwise and the contractor and his or her sureties shall be liable to the awarding party for any excess costs the state suffers.

History of Section.
P.L. 2022, ch. 232, § 1, effective June 28, 2022; P.L. 2022, ch. 233, § 1, effective June 28, 2022.