AB64-SA6,11,1
1(5) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to any of the following:
AB64-SA6,11,82 (a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost
3of completion is less than $48,000, a multiple-trade project of public works for which
4the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000, or, in the case of a
5multiple-trade project of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or
6demolished by a private contractor for a city or village having a population of less
7than 2,500 or for a town, a multiple-trade project of public works for which the
8estimated project cost of completion is less than $234,000.
AB64-SA6,11,129 (b) Work performed on a project of public works for which the local
10governmental unit contracting for the project is not required to compensate any
11contractor, subcontractor, contractor's or subcontractor's agent, or individual for
12performing the work.
AB64-SA6,11,1413 (c) Minor service or maintenance work, warranty work, or work under a supply
14and installation contract.
AB64-SA6,11,1715 (f) A project of public works involving the erection, construction, repair,
16remodeling, or demolition of a residential property containing 2 dwelling units or
17less.
AB64-SA6,11,2318 (g) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project that is a part
19of a development in which not less than 90 percent of the lots contain or will contain
202 dwelling units or less, as determined by the local governmental unit at the time of
21approval of the development, and that, on completion, is acquired by, or dedicated to,
22a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership or
23maintenance by the local governmental unit.
AB64-SA6,12,4 24(8) Posting. For the information of the employees working on the project of
25public works, the prevailing wage rates determined by the department, the

1prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of subs. (10) (a) and (11) (a) shall be kept
2posted by the local governmental unit in at least one conspicuous and easily
3accessible place on the site of the project or, if there is no common site on the project,
4at the place normally used by the local governmental unit to post public notices.
AB64-SA6,12,13 5(9) Compliance. (a) When the department finds that a local governmental unit
6has not requested a determination under sub. (3) (am) or that a local governmental
7unit, contractor, or subcontractor has not physically incorporated a determination
8into a contract or subcontract as required under this section or has not notified a
9minor subcontractor of a determination in the manner prescribed by the department
10by rule promulgated under sub. (3) (dm), the department shall notify the local
11governmental unit, contractor, or subcontractor of the noncompliance and shall file
12the determination with the local governmental unit, contractor, or subcontractor
13within 30 days after the notice.
AB64-SA6,12,1814 (b) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
15payment for his or her work on the project, each agent or subcontractor shall furnish
16the contractor with an affidavit stating that the agent or subcontractor has complied
17fully with the requirements of this section. A contractor may not authorize final
18payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order.
AB64-SA6,13,819 (c) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
20payment for his or her work on the project, each contractor shall file with the local
21governmental unit authorizing the work an affidavit stating that the contractor has
22complied fully with the requirements of this section and that the contractor has
23received an affidavit under par. (b) from each of the contractor's agents and
24subcontractors. A local governmental unit may not authorize a final payment until
25the affidavit is filed in proper form and order. If a local governmental unit authorizes

1a final payment before an affidavit is filed in proper form and order or if the
2department determines, based on the greater weight of the credible evidence, that
3any person performing the work specified in sub. (4) has been or may have been paid
4less than the prevailing wage rate or less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay
5for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor and requests that the
6local governmental unit withhold all or part of the final payment, but the local
7governmental unit fails to do so, the local governmental unit is liable for all back
8wages payable up to the amount of the final payment.
AB64-SA6,13,14 9(10) Records; inspection; enforcement. (a) Each contractor, subcontractor, or
10contractor's or subcontractor's agent performing work on a project of public works
11that is subject to this section shall keep full and accurate records clearly indicating
12the name and trade or occupation of every person performing the work described in
13sub. (4) and an accurate record of the number of hours worked by each of those
14persons and the actual wages paid for the hours worked.
AB64-SA6,13,2315 (b) The department or the contracting local governmental unit may demand
16and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractor's or
17subcontractor's agent shall keep, and furnish upon request by the department or
18local governmental unit, copies of payrolls and other records and information
19relating to the wages paid to persons performing the work described in sub. (4) for
20work to which this section applies. The department may inspect records in the
21manner provided in ch. 103. Every contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing
22work on a project of public works that is subject to this section is subject to the
23requirements of ch. 103 relating to the examination of records.
AB64-SA6,14,1124 (c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the payroll records
25of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public

1works that is subject to this section as provided in this paragraph to ensure
2compliance with this section. On receipt of such a request, the department shall
3request the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to submit to the department a
4certified record of the information specified in par. (a), other than personally
5identifiable information relating to an employee of the contractor, subcontractor, or
6agent, for no longer than a 4-week period. The department may request a contractor,
7subcontractor, or agent to submit those records no more than once per calendar
8quarter for each project of public works on which the contractor, subcontractor, or
9agent is performing work. The department may not charge a requester a fee for
10obtaining that information. The department shall make available for public
11inspection certified records submitted to the department under this paragraph.
AB64-SA6,14,1712 (d) Section 103.005 (5) (f), (11), (12), and (13) applies to this section, except that
13s. 103.005 (12) (a) does not apply to any person who fails to provide any information
14to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing wage rates
15under sub. (3) (am) or (ar). Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other
16discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section,
17including proceedings under sub. (11) (a).
AB64-SA6,14,24 18(11) Liability and penalties. (a) 1. Any contractor, subcontractor, or
19contractor's or subcontractor's agent who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate
20determined by the department under sub. (3) or who pays less than 1.5 times the
21hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor
22is liable to any affected employee in the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or
23her unpaid overtime compensation and in an additional amount as liquidated
24damages as provided under subd. 2. or 3., whichever is applicable.
AB64-SA6,15,9
12. If the department determines upon inspection under sub. (10) (b) or (c) that
2a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay
3the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid
4less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
5prevailing hours of labor, the department shall order the contractor to pay to any
6affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
7overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount
8of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages
9within a period specified by the department in the order.
AB64-SA6,15,2010 3. In addition to or in lieu of recovering the liability specified in subd. 1. as
11provided in subd. 2., any employee for and in behalf of that employee and other
12employees similarly situated may commence an action to recover that liability in any
13court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that a contractor, subcontractor,
14or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay the prevailing wage rate
15determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid less than 1.5 times the
16hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor,
17the court shall order the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to pay to any affected
18employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid overtime
19compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of those
20unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages.
AB64-SA6,15,2521 5. No employee may be a party plaintiff to an action under subd. 3. unless the
22employee consents in writing to become a party and the consent is filed in the court
23in which the action is brought. Notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), the court shall, in
24addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff, allow reasonable attorney fees
25and costs to be paid by the defendant.
AB64-SA6,16,4
1(b) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2., 4., and 6., any contractor, subcontractor,
2or contractor's or subcontractor's agent who violates this section may be fined not
3more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. Each day that
4any violation continues is a separate offense.
AB64-SA6,16,125 2. Whoever induces any person who seeks to be or is employed on any project
6of public works that is subject to this section to give up, waive, or return any part of
7the wages to which the person is entitled under the contract governing the project,
8or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to a person for work on a
9project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the person works
10both on a project of public works that is subject to this section and on a project that
11is not subject to this section, by threat not to employ, by threat of dismissal from
12employment, or by any other means is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (1).
AB64-SA6,16,2213 3. Any person employed on a project of public works that is subject to this
14section who knowingly permits a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or
15subcontractor's agent to pay him or her less than the prevailing wage rate set forth
16in the contract governing the project, who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the
17compensation to which he or she is entitled under the contract, or who gives up,
18waives, or returns any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally
19entitled for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which
20the person works both on a project of public works that is subject to this section and
21on a project that is not subject to this section, is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15
22(2).
AB64-SA6,17,323 4. Whoever induces any person who seeks to be or is employed on any project
24of public works that is subject to this section to permit any part of the wages to which
25the person is entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from

1the person's pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (3), unless the deduction would
2be permitted under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from a person who is working on a project that
3is subject to 40 USC 3142.
AB64-SA6,17,94 5. Any person employed on a project of public works that is subject to this
5section who knowingly permits any part of the wages to which he or she is entitled
6under the contract governing the project to be deducted from his or her pay is guilty
7of an offense under s. 946.15 (4), unless the deduction would be permitted under 29
8CFR 3.5
or 3.6 from a person who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC
93142
.
AB64-SA6,17,1210 6. Subdivision 1. does not apply to any person who fails to provide any
11information to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing
12wage rates under sub. (3) (am) or (ar).
AB64-SA6,17,25 13(12) Debarment. (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c), the department
14shall notify any local governmental unit applying for a determination under sub. (3)
15of the names of all persons whom the department has found to have failed to pay the
16prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has found to have paid less than
171.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing
18hours of labor at any time in the preceding 3 years. The department shall include
19with each name the address of the person and shall specify when the person failed
20to pay the prevailing wage rate and when the person paid less than 1.5 times the
21hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor.
22A local governmental unit may not award any contract to the person unless otherwise
23recommended by the department or unless 3 years have elapsed from the date the
24department issued its findings or the date of final determination by a court of
25competent jurisdiction, whichever is later.
AB64-SA6,18,5
1(b) The department may not include in a notification under par. (a) the name
2of any person on the basis of having let work to a person whom the department has
3found to have failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has
4found to have paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked
5in excess of the prevailing hours of labor.
AB64-SA6,18,96 (c) This subsection does not apply to any contractor, subcontractor, or agent
7who in good faith commits a minor violation of this section, as determined on a
8case-by-case basis through administrative hearings with all rights to due process
9afforded to all parties or who has not exhausted or waived all appeals.
AB64-SA6,18,1910 (d) Any person submitting a bid or negotiating a contract on a project of public
11works that is subject to this section shall, on the date the person submits the bid or
12negotiates the contract, identify any construction business in which the person, or
13a shareholder, officer, or partner of the person, if the person is a business, owns, or
14has owned at least a 25 percent interest on the date the person submits the bid or
15negotiates the contract or at any other time within 3 years preceding the date the
16person submits the bid or negotiates the contract, if the business has been found to
17have failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or to have paid
18less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
19prevailing hours of labor.
AB64-SA6,18,2020 (e) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this subsection.
AB64-SA6,11 21Section 11. 84.062 of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-SA6,12 22Section 12. 84.41 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA6,19,223 84.41 (3) Employment regulations. Employment regulations set forth in s.
2484.062 103.50 pertaining to wages and hours shall apply to all projects constructed
25under s. 84.40 in the same manner as such laws apply to projects on other state

1highways. Where applicable, the federal wages and hours law known as the
2Davis-Bacon act shall apply.
AB64-SA6,13 3Section 13. 103.005 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-SA6,19,144 103.005 (12) (a) If any employer, employee, owner, or other person violates chs.
5103 to 106, or fails or refuses to perform any duty required under chs. 103 to 106,
6within the time prescribed by the department, for which no penalty has been
7specifically provided, or fails, neglects or refuses to obey any lawful order given or
8made by the department or any judgment or decree made by any court in connection
9with chs. 103 to 106, for each such violation, failure or refusal, the employer,
10employee, owner or other person shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $100
11for each offense. This paragraph does not apply to any person who fails to provide
12any information to the department to assist the department in determining
13prevailing wage rates or prevailing hours of labor under s. 103.49 (3) (a) or (am) or
14103.50 (3) or (4).
AB64-SA6,14 15Section 14. 103.49 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-SA6,19,16 16103.49 Wage rate on state work. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB64-SA6,19,2517 (a) “Area" means the county in which a proposed project of public works that
18is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that there is
19insufficient wage data in that county, “area" means those counties that are
20contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient
21wage data in those counties, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to those
22counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those
23counties, “area" means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review
24a determination under sub. (3) (c), “area" means the city, village, or town in which
25a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located.
AB64-SA6,20,6
1(am) “Bona fide economic benefit" means an economic benefit for which an
2employer makes irrevocable contributions to a trust or fund created under 29 USC
3186
(c) or to any other bona fide plan, trust, program, or fund no less often than
4quarterly or, if an employer makes annual contributions to such a bona fide plan,
5trust, program, or fund, for which the employer irrevocably escrows moneys at least
6quarterly based on the employer's expected annual contribution.
AB64-SA6,20,107 (b) “Hourly basic rate of pay" means the hourly wage paid to any employee,
8excluding any contributions or payments for health insurance benefits, vacation
9benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefits, whether paid
10directly or indirectly.
AB64-SA6,20,1311 (bg) “Insufficient wage data" means less than 500 hours of work performed in
12a particular trade or occupation on projects that are similar to a proposed project of
13public works that is subject to this section.
AB64-SA6,20,1914 (bj) “Minor service or maintenance work" means a project of public works that
15is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement
16patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5
17years; cleaning of drainage or sewer ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor
18work on public facilities or equipment that is routinely performed to prevent
19breakdown or deterioration.
AB64-SA6,20,2220 (br) “Multiple-trade project of public works" means a project of public works
21in which no single trade accounts for 85 percent or more of the total labor cost of the
22project.
AB64-SA6,20,2523 (c) “Prevailing hours of labor" for any trade or occupation in any area means
2410 hours per day and 40 hours per week and may not include any hours worked on
25a Saturday or Sunday or on any of the following holidays:
AB64-SA6,21,1
11. January 1.
AB64-SA6,21,22 2. The last Monday in May.
AB64-SA6,21,33 3. July 4.
AB64-SA6,21,44 4. The first Monday in September.
AB64-SA6,21,55 5. The 4th Thursday in November.
AB64-SA6,21,66 6. December 25.
AB64-SA6,21,77 7. The day before if January 1, July 4, or December 25 falls on a Saturday.
AB64-SA6,21,88 8. The day following if January 1, July 4, or December 25 falls on a Sunday.
AB64-SA6,21,149 (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., “prevailing wage rate" for any trade or
10occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or
11demolition of any project of public works in any area means the hourly basic rate of
12pay, plus the hourly contribution for health insurance benefits, vacation benefits,
13pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid directly or indirectly
14for a majority of the hours worked in the trade or occupation on projects in the area.
AB64-SA6,21,2415 2. If there is no rate at which a majority of the hours worked in the trade or
16occupation on projects in the area is paid, “prevailing wage rate" for any trade or
17occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or
18demolition of any project of public works in any area means the average hourly basic
19rate of pay, weighted by the number of hours worked, plus the average hourly
20contribution, weighted by the number of hours worked, for health insurance benefits,
21vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid
22directly or indirectly for all hours worked at the hourly basic rate of pay of the
23highest-paid 51 percent of hours worked in that trade or occupation on projects in
24that area.
AB64-SA6,22,3
1(em) “Single-trade project of public works" means a project of public works in
2which a single trade accounts for 85 percent or more of the total labor cost of the
3project.
AB64-SA6,22,94 (f) “State agency" means any office, department, independent agency,
5institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
6government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law,
7including the legislature and the courts. “State agency" also includes the University
8of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System
9Authority, and the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority.
AB64-SA6,22,1410 (fm) “Supply and installation contract" means a contract under which the
11material is installed by the supplier, the material is installed by means of simple
12fasteners or connectors such as screws or nuts and bolts, and no other work is
13performed on the site of the project of public works, and the total labor cost to install
14the material does not exceed 20 percent of the total cost of the contract.
AB64-SA6,22,1515 (g) “Truck driver" includes an owner-operator of a truck.
AB64-SA6,22,18 16(1m) Applicability. Subject to sub. (3g), this section applies to any project of
17public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for the state
18or a state agency, including all of the following:
AB64-SA6,22,2119 (a) A project erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by one
20state agency for another state agency under any contract or under any statute
21specifically authorizing cooperation between state agencies.
AB64-SA6,22,2522 (b) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease
23purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, the state in lieu of the state or
24a state agency contracting for the erection, construction, repair, remodeling, or
25demolition of the facility.
AB64-SA6,23,3
1(c) A sanitary sewer or water main project in which the completed sanitary
2sewer or water main is acquired by, or dedicated to, the state for ownership or
3maintenance by the state.
AB64-SA6,23,25 4(2) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. Any contract made for the
5erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public
6works to which the state or any state agency is a party shall contain a stipulation that
7no person performing the work described in sub. (2m) may be permitted to work a
8greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor,
9except that any such person may be permitted or required to work more than such
10prevailing hours of labor per day and per week if he or she is paid for all hours worked
11in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times his or her hourly
12basic rate of pay; nor may he or she be paid less than the prevailing wage rate
13determined under sub. (3) in the same or most similar trade or occupation in the area
14in which the project of public works is situated. A reference to the prevailing wage
15rates determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor shall be published
16in the notice issued for the purpose of securing bids for the project. If any contract
17or subcontract for a project of public works that is subject to this section is entered
18into, the prevailing wage rates determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours
19of labor shall be physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or
20subcontract, except that for a minor subcontract, as determined by the department,
21the department shall prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor
22subcontractor of the prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable
23to the minor subcontract. The prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor
24applicable to a contract or subcontract may not be changed during the time that the
25contract or subcontract is in force.
AB64-SA6,24,5
1(2m) Covered employees. (a) Subject to par. (b), all of the following employees
2shall be paid the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) and may not be
3permitted to work a greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing
4hours of labor, unless they are paid for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing
5hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay:
AB64-SA6,24,76 1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of
7a project of public works that is subject to this section.
AB64-SA6,24,138 2. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the
9manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site
10of a project of public works that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated
11exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section by
12a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on the site
13of the project.
AB64-SA6,24,2114 (b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process,
15manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial
16establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment
17supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is
18not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to
19this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub.
20(3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours
21worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies:
AB64-SA6,25,222 1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source
23of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral
24aggregate to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section by

1depositing the material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or
2through spreaders from the transporting vehicle.
AB64-SA6,25,63 2. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site
4of a project that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material or spoil from
5the site of the project of public works, and transport that excavated material or spoil
6away from the site of the project.
AB64-SA6,25,87 (c) A truck driver who is an owner-operator of a truck shall be paid separately
8for his or her work and for the use of his or her truck.
AB64-SA6,25,23 9(3) Investigation; determination. (a) Before bids are asked for any work to
10which this section applies, the state agency having the authority to prescribe the
11specifications shall apply to the department to determine the prevailing wage rate
12for each trade or occupation required in the work under contemplation in the area
13in which the work is to be done. The department shall conduct investigations and
14hold public hearings as necessary to define the trades or occupations that are
15commonly employed on projects that are subject to this section and to inform itself
16as to the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state for those trades or occupations,
17in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation. The
18department shall issue its determination within 30 days after receiving the request
19and shall file the determination with the requesting state agency. For the
20information of the employees working on the project, the prevailing wage rates
21determined by the department, the prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of
22subs. (2) and (6m) shall be kept posted by the state agency in at least one conspicuous
23and easily accessible place on the site of the project.
AB64-SA6,26,524 (am) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing
25wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in

1addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates
2when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in
3any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates.
4If a project of public works extends into more than one area there shall be only one
5standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project.
AB64-SA6,26,146 (ar) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (a) or (am), the
7department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 66.0903,
8103.50, or 229.8275, or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there
9is insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in
10which case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this
11section, s. 66.0903, 103.50, or 229.8275, or 40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing
12wage rates under par. (a) or (am), the department may not use data from any
13construction work performed by a state agency or a local governmental unit, as
14defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (d).
AB64-SA6,26,2315 (b) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial
16determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person
17submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any
18given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent the
19prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall
20include wage rate information reflecting work performed by persons working in the
21contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The
22department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after the
23date on which the department receives the request for recalculation.
AB64-SA6,27,1224 (c) In addition to the recalculation under par. (b), the state agency that
25requested the determination under this subsection may request a review of any

1portion of a determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the
2determination if the state agency submits evidence with the request showing that
3the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in the
4determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or
5occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed project of public works
6is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information for the contested trade
7or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city, village, or town where
8the proposed project of public works is located on which some work has been
9performed during the current survey period and that were considered by the
10department in issuing its most recent compilation under par. (am). The department
11shall affirm or modify the determination within 15 days after the date on which the
12department receives the request for review.
AB64-SA6,27,13 13(3g) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to any of the following:
AB64-SA6,27,1614 (a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost
15of completion is less than $48,000 or a multiple-trade project of public works for
16which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000.
AB64-SA6,27,2017 (b) Work performed on a project of public works for which the state or the state
18agency contracting for the project is not required to compensate any contractor,
19subcontractor, contractor's or subcontractor's agent, or individual for performing the
20work.
AB64-SA6,27,2221 (c) Minor service or maintenance work, warranty work, or work under a supply
22and installation contract.
AB64-SA6,27,2323 (f) A public highway, street, or bridge project.
AB64-SA6,28,3
1(g) A project of public works involving the erection, construction, repair,
2remodeling, or demolition of a residential property containing 2 dwelling units or
3less.
AB64-SA6,28,84 (h) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project that is a part
5of a development in which not less than 90 percent of the lots contain or will contain
62 dwelling units or less, as determined by the local governmental unit at the time of
7approval of the development, and that, on completion, is acquired by, or dedicated to,
8the state for ownership or maintenance by the state.
AB64-SA6,28,16 9(4r) Compliance. (a) When the department finds that a state agency has not
10requested a determination under sub. (3) (a) or that a state agency, contractor, or
11subcontractor has not physically incorporated a determination into a contract or
12subcontract as required under sub. (2) or has not notified a minor subcontractor of
13a determination in the manner prescribed by the department by rule promulgated
14under sub. (2), the department shall notify the state agency, contractor or
15subcontractor of the noncompliance and shall file the determination with the state
16agency, contractor, or subcontractor within 30 days after such notice.
AB64-SA6,28,2117 (b) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
18payment for his or her work on the project, each agent or subcontractor shall furnish
19the contractor with an affidavit stating that the agent or subcontractor has complied
20fully with the requirements of this section. A contractor may not authorize final
21payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order.
AB64-SA6,29,1022 (c) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
23payment for his or her work on the project, each contractor shall file with the state
24agency authorizing the work an affidavit stating that the contractor has complied
25fully with the requirements of this section and that the contractor has received an

1affidavit under par. (b) from each of the contractor's agents and subcontractors. A
2state agency may not authorize a final payment until the affidavit is filed in proper
3form and order. If a state agency authorizes a final payment before an affidavit is
4filed in proper form and order or if the department determines, based on the greater
5weight of the credible evidence, that any person performing the work specified in sub.
6(2m) has been or may have been paid less than the prevailing wage rate or less than
71.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing
8hours of labor and requests that the state agency withhold all or part of the final
9payment, but the state agency fails to do so, the state agency is liable for all back
10wages payable up to the amount of the final payment.
AB64-SA6,29,16 11(5) Records; inspection; enforcement. (a) Each contractor, subcontractor, or
12contractor's or subcontractor's agent performing work on a project of public works
13that is subject to this section shall keep full and accurate records clearly indicating
14the name and trade or occupation of every person performing the work described in
15sub. (2m) and an accurate record of the number of hours worked by each of those
16persons and the actual wages paid for the hours worked.
AB64-SA6,30,217 (b) It shall be the duty of the department to enforce this section. To this end
18it may demand and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractor's
19and subcontractor's agent shall keep, and furnish upon request by the department,
20copies of payrolls and other records and information relating to the wages paid to
21persons performing the work described in sub. (2m) for work to which this section
22applies. The department may inspect records in the manner provided in this chapter.
23Every contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public
24works that is subject to this section is subject to the requirements of this chapter
25relating to the examination of records. Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and

1other discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this
2section.
AB64-SA6,30,153 (c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the payroll records
4of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public
5works that is subject to this section as provided in this paragraph to ensure
6compliance with this section. On receipt of such a request, the department shall
7request the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to submit to the department a
8certified record of the information specified in par. (a), other than personally
9identifiable information relating to an employee of the contractor, subcontractor, or
10agent, for no longer than a 4-week period. The department may request a contractor,
11subcontractor, or agent to submit those records no more than once per calendar
12quarter for each project of public works on which the contractor, subcontractor, or
13agent is performing work. The department may not charge a requester a fee for
14obtaining that information. The department shall make available for public
15inspection certified records submitted to the department under this paragraph.
AB64-SA6,30,22 16(6m) Liability and penalties. (ag) 1. Any contractor, subcontractor, or
17contractor's or subcontractor's agent who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate
18determined by the department under sub. (3) or who pays less than 1.5 times the
19hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor
20is liable to any affected employee in the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or
21her unpaid overtime compensation and in an additional amount as liquidated
22damages as provided in subd. 2. or 3., whichever is applicable.
AB64-SA6,31,623 2. If the department determines upon inspection under sub. (5) (b) or (c) that
24a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay
25the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid

1less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
2prevailing hours of labor, the department shall order the contractor to pay to any
3affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
4overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount
5of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages
6within a period specified by the department in the order.
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