Tennessee § 12-4-408 - Wage rates promulgated — Contract provision required.
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§ 12-4-408. Wage rates promulgated — Contract provision required.
After the prevailing wage determination has been made by the commission, the same shall be furnished to all state agencies which may be charged with the responsibility of entering into any state contract, and shall specify what wage rates shall be paid on all classifications of work that may be used by such person, highway contractors, firm or corporation in carrying out such contractual agreement. In all cases where the commission has established a prevailing rate of wages, the contract executed between any state agency and the successful bidder or highway contractors shall contain a provision requiring the successful bidder and all of the successful bidder's subcontractors to pay the rate of wages so established. The successful bidder or highway contractors and all subcontractors shall strictly comply with these provisions of the contract. Acts 1975, ch. 368, § 1; T.C.A., § 12-442; Acts 2013, ch. 280, § 4. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2013, ch. 280, § 18 provided that the act, which amended this section, shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 2014.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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