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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

INCLUDING THE PREVAILING RATE OF WAGES FOR OVERTIME WORK
IN THE LOCALITY FOR THE VARIOUS CLASSIFICATIONS OF
WORKMEN AND APPRENTICES NEEDED TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT;
AND SUCH SCHEDULES OF THE PREVAILING HOURLY RATE OF WAGES
SHALL BE ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE CONTRACT FOR
THE WORK.

(B)     IT SHALL BE MANDATORY UPON THE CONTRACTOR TO
WHOM THE CONTRACT IS AWARDED, AND UPON ANY SUB—CONTRACTOR
UNDER HIM, TO PAY NOT LESS THAN THE SPECIFIED RATES TO
ALL WORKMEN AND APPRENTICES EMPLOYED BY THEM IN THE
EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT. THE PUBLIC BODY AWARDING THE
CONTRACT SHALL CAUSE TO BE INSERTED IN THE CONTRACT A
STIPULATION TO THE EFFECT THAT NOT LESS THAN THE
PREVAILING HOURLY RATE OF WAGES SHALL BE PAID TO ALL
WORKMEN AND APPRENTICES PERFORMING WORK UNDER THE
CONTRACT. IT SHALL ALSO REQUIRE IN ALL THE CONTRACTOR'S
BONDS THAT THE CONTRACTOR INCLUDE SUCH PROVISIONS AS WILL
GUARANTEE THE FAITHFUL PERFORMANCE OF THE PREVAILING
HOURLY WAGE CLAUSE AS PROVIDED BY CONTRACT.

(C)     NOTHING IN THIS ACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO
PROHIBIT THE PAYMENT TO ANY WORKMAN OR APPRENTICE
EMPLOYED ON ANY PUBLIC WORK OF MORE THAN THE PREVAILING
RATE OF WAGES. NOTHING IN THIS ACT SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO
LIMIT THE HOURS OF WORK WHICH MAY BE PERFORMED BY ANY
WORKMAN OR APPRENTICE IN ANY PARTICULAR PERIOD OF TIME.

(D)     THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL NOT APPLY TO
PUBLIC WORKS IF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR ANY OF ITS
AGENCIES FURNISHES BY LOAN OR GRANT ALL OR ANY PART OF
THE FUNDS USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH PUBLIC WORKS,
PROVIDED THE PUBLIC WORKS REQUIRE A PREVAILING WAGE
DETERMINATION BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF LABOR.
IF ONLY A PORTION OF A PARTICULAR PUBLIC WORK OR PUBLIC
WORKS REQUIRES A PREVAILING WAGE DETERMINATION BY THE
UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF LABOR, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ACT SHALL APPLY TO THE REMAINDER OF SAID PUBLIC WORK OR
PUBLIC WORKS. IN THE EVENT THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE
FEDERAL DAVIS-BACON ACT ARE SUSPENDED AS AUTHORIZED BY
SECTION 6 OF SAID ACT, THEN THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE MAY
SUSPEND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT DURING THE PERIOD OF
SUCH SUSPENSION OF THE DAVIS-BACON ACT WITH RESPECT TO
ANY PUBLIC WORK OR PUBLIC WORKS UPON WHICH THE UNITED
STATES SECRETARY OF LABOR WOULD HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO
MAKE A PREVAILING WAGE DETERMINATION; AND, IF SO
SUSPENDED BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ACT SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO SUCH PUBLIC WORK OR PUBLIC
WORKS; PROVIDED THAT IF ONLY A PORTION OF A PARTICULAR
PUBLIC WORK OR PUBLIC WORKS REQUIRES A PREVAILING WAGE
DETERMINATION BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF LABOR,
THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE MAY SUSPEND THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ACT WITH RESPECT TO THAT PORTION ONLY OR WITH RESPECT TO
THE ENTIRE PARTICULAR PUBLIC WORK OF PUBLIC WORKS IN HIS