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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 408.1103

  • Commissioner: means the department of labor and economic opportunity. See Michigan Laws 408.1101
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contracting agent: means any officer, school board, board or commission of the state, or a state institution supported in whole or in part by state funds, authorized to enter into a contract for a state project or to perform a state project by the direct employment of labor. See Michigan Laws 408.1101
  • State project: means new construction, alteration, repair, installation, painting, decorating, completion, demolition, conditioning, reconditioning, or improvement of public buildings, schools, works, bridges, highways, or roads authorized by a contracting agent. See Michigan Laws 408.1101
    A contracting agent, before advertising for bids on a state project, shall have the commissioner determine the prevailing rates of wages and fringe benefits for all classes of construction mechanics called for in the contract. A schedule of these rates shall be made a part of the specifications for the work to be performed and shall be printed on the bidding forms where the work is to be done by contract. If a contract is not awarded or construction undertaken within 90 days of the date of the commissioner’s determination of prevailing rates of wages and fringe benefits, the commissioner shall make a redetermination before the contract is awarded.