Colorado § 8-17-101 - Colorado labor employed on public works.
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§ 8-17-101. Colorado labor employed on public works.
(1) Whenever any public works project financed in whole or in part by funds of the state, counties, school districts, or municipalities of the state of Colorado are undertaken in this state, Colorado labor shall be employed to perform at least eighty percent of the work. The governmental body financing a public works project shall waive the eighty percent requirement if there is reasonable evidence to demonstrate insufficient Colorado labor to perform the work of the project and if compliance with this article would create an undue burden that would substantially prevent a project from proceeding to completion. A governmental body that allows a waiver pursuant to this subsection (1) shall post notice of the waiver and a justification for the waiver on its website. A governmental body shall not impose contractual damages on a contractor for a delay in work due to the waiver process.
(2) Repealed.
Source: L. 33: p. 660, § 1. CSA: C. 138, § 263. L. 39: p. 473, § 1. CRS 53: § 80-21-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 80-18-1. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 446, § 1, effective May 26. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1599, § 12, effective May 29. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1292), ch. 266, p. 1395, § 2, effective May 24. L. 2015: (2)(b) amended, (SB 15-264), ch. 259, p. 942, § 8, effective August 5. L. 2017: IP(2) and (2)(b) amended, (HB 17-1051), ch. 99, p. 349, § 60, effective August 9. L. 2021: (2)(a) amended, (HB 21-1108), ch. 156, p. 890, § 14, effective September 7. L. 2025: (2) repealed, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2109, § 336, effective August 6.
Editor's note: Subsection (2) was relocated to § 8-17-100.3 in 2025.
Cross references: (1) For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 341, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.
(2) In 2013, this section was amended by the "Keep Jobs In Colorado Act of 2013". For the short title, see section 1 of chapter 266, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
(3) For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1108, see section 1 of chapter 156, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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