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Unannotated Code of Maryland (Last Updated: May 16, 2014) |
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STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT |
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DIVISION II. GENERAL PROCUREMENT LAW |
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TITLE 17. SPECIAL PROVISIONS -- STATE AND LOCAL SUBDIVISIONS |
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SUBTITLE 2. PREVAILING WAGE RATES -- PUBLIC WORK CONTRACTS |
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PART I. DEFINITIONS; GENERAL PROVISIONS |
§ 17-202. Scope of subtitle
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(a) In general. -- This subtitle does not limit:
(1) the hours of work an employee may work in a particular period of time; or
(2) the right of a contractor to pay an employee under a public work contract more than the prevailing wage rate.
(b) Exclusions. -- This subtitle does not apply to:
(1) a public work contract of less than $ 500,000; or
(2) the part of a public work contract for which the federal government provides money if, as to that part, the contractor is required to pay the prevailing wage rate as determined by the United States Secretary of Labor.
(c) Application during suspension of Davis-Bacon Act. -- If this subtitle and the federal Davis-Bacon Act apply and the federal act is suspended, the Governor may declare this subtitle suspended for the same period for:
(1) the part of that public work contract for which the United States Secretary of Labor would have been required to make a determination of a prevailing wage rate; or
(2) that entire public work contract.