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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 34, LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
Chapter 11: Weekly payment of wages by railroad, express, car-loading and car-forwarding companies; agreements to contrary; action by employee
Section: 34:11-56.27a: Lowest bidder of public work contract, proof of prevailing wage rates payment; rules, regulations.
1. a. If a person makes the lowest bid for a contract with a public body for public work subject to the provisions of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) and that bid is ten percent or more lower than the next lowest bid for the contract, the person making the lowest bid shall certify to the public body that the prevailing wage rates required by that act shall be paid. If the bidder does not provide the certification prior to award of the contract, the public body shall award the contract to the next lowest responsible and responsive bidder. This certification shall be required only when a public body is engaging in competitive bidding for public work.
b. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, in consultation with the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs, shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning the standardization of the certification necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section.
L.2021, c.301, s.1.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2022-01-27 15:47:09.
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