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Amending Chapter 82 of the Administrative Code to allow federal residential prevailing wage rates for carpenters working on certain City-financed wood frame construction projects.
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SECTION 1
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes § 471.345 Subdivision 7 authorizes municipalities to adopt rules, regulations, or ordinances establishing the prevailing wage rate for municipal contracts; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has established prevailing wage requirements for certain publicly funded construction projects in Section 82.07 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code;
WHEREAS, the Laws of Minnesota 2025, chapter 32, article 4, § 14, recognizes the use of the applicable federal residential carpenter rate on certain wood-framed residential housing projects; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it appropriate to amend Section 82.07 to permit the use of the federal Davis Bacon residential construction carpenter rate for certain wood frame residential construction projects for which the City is the only source of public funding assistance, and provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede or conflict with any applicable state or federal prevailing wage requirement.
NOW, THEREFORE, RESOLVED, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
Chapter 82 of the Saint Paul Administrative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 2.
Chapter Administrative Code Chapter 82 - Purchasing Procedures; Public Contracts
Section 82.07 - Minimum Wages on Public Contracts
(a) Policy.?It is the policy of the City of Saint Paul that all work for development, buildings, roads, and other works paid for with public funds be constructed and maintained by the best means and highest quality labor that is reasonably available and that persons working on public works be compensated according to the real value of the services they perform. Accordingly, it is the policy of the City of Saint Paul that the wages of workers o...
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