As a contractor, if the public body does NOT notify me that prevailing wage is required, what are my responsibilities and rights?
It is the contractors responsibility to pay their workers the proper prevailing wage payments, even if you have not been properly notified by the public body. You would have the right to discuss the situation with the public body and request reimbursement for any shortage caused due to lack of notification. For more information, click here 820 ILCS 130/3. In addition, any contract for public works awarded at a time when the prevailing wage prerequisites have not been met shall be void as against public policy and the contractor is prohibited from recovering any damages for the voiding of the contract or pursuant to the terms of the contract. The contractor is limited to a claim for amounts actually paid for labor and materials supplied to the public body. For more information, click here 820 ILCS 130/11.
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