AB68,800,2218 66.0825 (4) (b) Any contract entered into under this section shall be filed with
19the secretary of state administration. Upon receipt, the secretary shall record the
20contract and issue a certificate of incorporation stating the name of the company and
21the date and fact of incorporation. Upon issuance of the certificate, the existence of
22the company shall begin.
AB68,1170 23Section 1170. 66.0901 (1) (ae) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1171 24Section 1171. 66.0901 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1172 25Section 1172. 66.0901 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,801,11
166.0901 (6) Separation of contracts; classification of contractors. In public
2contracts for the construction, repair, remodeling or improvement of a public
3building or structure, other than highway structures and facilities, a municipality
4may bid projects based on a single or multiple division of the work. Public contracts
5shall be awarded according to the division of work selected for bidding. Except as
6provided in sub. (6m), the
The municipality may set out in any public contract
7reasonable and lawful conditions as to the hours of labor, wages, residence, character
8and classification of workers to be employed by any contractor, classify contractors
9as to their financial responsibility, competency and ability to perform work and set
10up a classified list of contractors. The municipality may reject the bid of any person,
11if the person has not been classified for the kind or amount of work in the bid.
AB68,1173 12Section 1173. 66.0901 (6m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1174 13Section 1174. 66.0901 (6s) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1175 14Section 1175 . 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (cm), (dr), (em), (hm) and (im) of the
15statutes are created to read:
AB68,801,2416 66.0903 (1) (a) “Area" means the county in which a proposed project of public
17works that is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that
18there is insufficient wage data in that county, “area" means those counties that are
19contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient
20wage data in those counties, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to those
21counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those
22counties, “area" means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review
23a determination under sub. (3) (br), “area" means the city, village, or town in which
24a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located.
AB68,801,2525 (am) “Bona fide economic benefit" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (am).
AB68,802,1
1(b) “Department" means the department of workforce development.
AB68,802,22 (cm) “Insufficient wage data" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg).
AB68,802,103 (dr) “Minor service or maintenance work" means a project of public works that
4is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement
5patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5
6years or that is performed for a town and is not funded under s. 86.31, regardless of
7projected life span; the depositing of gravel on an existing gravel road applied solely
8to maintain the road; road shoulder maintenance; cleaning of drainage or sewer
9ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor work on public facilities or
10equipment that is routinely performed to prevent breakdown or deterioration.
AB68,802,1211 (em) “Multiple-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s.
12103.49 (1) (br).
AB68,802,1413 (hm) “Single-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s. 103.49
14(1) (em).
AB68,802,1615 (im) “Supply and installation contract" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
16(fm).
AB68,1176 17Section 1176 . 66.0903 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,802,1918 66.0903 (1) (c) “Hourly basic rate of pay" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
19103.49 (1) (b), 2015 stats.
AB68,1177 20Section 1177 . 66.0903 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,802,2221 66.0903 (1) (f) “Prevailing hours of labor" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
22103.49 (1) (e), 2015 stats. (c).
AB68,1178 23Section 1178 . 66.0903 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB68,802,2524 66.0903 (1) (g) “Prevailing wage rate" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
25(d).
AB68,1179
1Section 1179. 66.0903 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,803,32 66.0903 (1) (j) “Truck driver" includes an owner-operator of a truck has the
3meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g)
.
AB68,1180 4Section 1180 . 66.0903 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,803,195 66.0903 (1m) (b) The legislature finds that the enactment of ordinances or
6other enactments by local governmental units requiring laborers, workers,
7mechanics, and truck drivers employed on projects of public works or on publicly
8funded private construction projects to be paid the prevailing wage rate and to be
9paid at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay for hours worked in excess of the
10prevailing hours of labor would be logically inconsistent with, would defeat the
11purpose of, and would go against the repeals spirit of this section and the repeal of
12s. 66.0904, 2009 stats., and s. 66.0903 (2) to (12), 2013 stats. Therefore, this section
13shall be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the purposes of
14facilitating broader participation with respect to bidding on projects of public works,
15ensuring that wages accurately reflect market conditions, providing local
16governments with the flexibility to reduce costs on capital projects, and reducing
17spending at all levels of government in this state
purpose of providing uniform
18prevailing wage rate and prevailing hours of labor requirements throughout the
19state
.
AB68,1181 20Section 1181 . 66.0903 (2) to (12) of the statutes are created to read:
AB68,803,2321 66.0903 (2) Applicability. Subject to sub. (5), this section applies to any project
22of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a local
23governmental unit, including all of the following:
AB68,803,2424 (a) A highway, street, bridge, building, or other infrastructure project.