New Jersey Statutes Title 18A. Education 18A § 20-4.3

Any construction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration or repair work, or maintenance work, including painting and decorating, done under private contract for any person, firm, corporation or association acting under an express agreement or understanding with any board of education that, upon completion of the work contracted for the site, structure or premises upon which such work was done will be leased by said board of education for public school purposes under the provisions of section 18A:20-4.2 of the New Jersey Statutes shall be deemed a “public work” for the purposes of the “New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act” (P.L. 1963, c. 150)  1 and subject to the applicable provisions of that act, excepting only such provisions as can be applicable only in cases where a public body is a direct party to a contract for a public work.