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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 II. DETERMINATION AND PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGE RATES |
§ 17-213. Contract clause; bonds
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(a) Required clause. -- Before entering into a public work contract, a public body shall require that the public work contract include a clause for payment:
(1) to a worker, of at least the prevailing wage rate; and
(2) to an apprentice, of at least the rate that the Council sets for an apprentice based on a percentage of the prevailing wage rate for a mechanic in that trade.
(b) Protection under bonds. -- A public body shall require bonds on public work contracts to guarantee the faithful performance of the prevailing wage rate clause of the public work contract.