Ch. 76

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2) wage rates established by collective bargaining agreements.

(b) The Commissioner shall mail notice as provided in § 17-210(b)(2) of this
subtitle at least 60 days before making a determination under this section.

[(c) Subject to § 17-211 of this subtitle, a determination under this section
becomes final on the date on which the determination is made.

(d) A determination under this section is effective for 1 year after the day on
which the determination becomes final.]

(C) (1) THE DETERMINATION, AS ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION OR
MODIFIED IN A PROCEEDING UNDER § 17-211 OF THIS SUBTITLE, IS EFFECTIVE FOR 1
YEAR FROM THE DATE UPON WHICH THE COMMISSION COMMISSIONER ISSUED THE
DETERMINATION UNDER THIS SECTION.

(2)     THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SHOW ON THE DETERMINATION THE
DATE UPON WHICH IT EXPIRES.

(3)     UPON EXPIRATION OF THE PREVAILING WAGE DETERMINATION
FOR A LOCALITY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ISSUE A NEW DETERMINATION FOR
THE LOCALITY.

(4)     A DETERMINATION APPLIES TO A PUBLIC WORK COVERED BY THIS
SUBTITLE THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A CALL FOR BIDS OR PROPOSALS PUBLISHED ON
OR BEFORE THE DATE UPON WHICH IT EXPIRES.

17-211.

(A) A DETERMINATION OF A PREVAILING WAGE RATE ISSUED UNDER § 17-209
OF THIS SUBTITLE IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW WHEN A PUBLIC BODY PUBLISHES A CALL
FOR BIDS OR PROPOSALS IN WHICH THE DETERMINATION IS USED FOR THE FIRST
TIME FOLLOWING ITS ISSUANCE UNDER § 17-209 OF THIS SUBTITLE.

[(a)](B) (1) Within 10 days after a public body publishes any call for bids or
proposals, AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION, a petition for review of
a determination of a prevailing wage rate may be submitted to the Commissioner by:

(i) the public body;

(ii) a prospective bidder or offeror or a representative of a prospective
bidder or offeror;

(iii) a representative of a group of employers engaged in the type of
construction for which the prevailing wage rate was determined; or

(iv) a representative of a classification of worker for which the
prevailing wage rate was determined.

(2) A petition under this subsection shall be verified and shall set forth the
facts on which it is based.

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