HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(a)  A clearly legible statement of all prevailing hourly
wage rates to be paid to all workmen and apprentices employed on
the construction of the public works shall be kept posted in a
prominent and easily accessible place at the site thereof by each
contractor engaged in public works projects under the provisions
of this subtitle, and the notice shall remain posted during the
full time that any workman or apprentice is employed on the
public works.

(b)  Nothing in this subtitle 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
subtitle shall be construed to limit the hours of work which may
be performed by any workman or apprentice in any particular
period of time.

(c)  The Commissioner shall establish such regulations as
may reasonably be required to effectuate the purposes of the law
including exemptions for minimum number of hours worked or
workers employed and payroll records shall be maintained in
accordance with such regulations. The records required to be kept
shall be open to inspection by any authorized representative of
the contracting public body or the Commissioner at any reasonable
time and as often as necessary.

(d)  The contractor shall submit two complete copies of
payroll records and the payroll records of each of his
subcontractors, in a form prescribed by regulations established
by the Commissioner, one copy to be sent to the contracting
public body, the other to the Commissioner, where they will be
available for inspection during regular business hours. The
contractor shall be responsible for the submission of all
subcontractors' payroll records covering work performed directly
at the work site. Each copy of the payroll records shall be
accompanied by a statement signed by the contractor or the
subcontractor, as the case may be, indicating that the payroll
records are correct, that the wage rates contained therein are
not less than those established by the Commissioner as set forth
in the contract, that the classification set forth for each
workman or apprentice conforms with the work he performed, and
that the contractor or the subcontractor, as the case may be, has
complied with the provisions of this subtitle.

(e)  If the contractor is delinquent in submitting his or
any of his subcontractors' payroll records, processing of partial
payment estimates may be held in abeyance pending receipt of the
payroll records. In addition, if the contractor is delinquent in
submitting his or any of his subcontractors' payroll records, the
contractor shall be liable to the contracting public body for
liquidated damages. The liquidated damages shall constitute the
sum of $10 for each calendar day that the payroll records are
late.

[18-507.] 12-307. INVESTIGATIONS.