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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A contractor or a subcontractor or a firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or association in which the contractor or subcontractor has a financial interest may not receive a contract or subcontract for public works for a period of three years after the date on which the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries publishes the contractor's or subcontractor's name on the list described in subsection (2) of this section. The commissioner shall add a contractor's or subcontractor's name to the list after determining, in accordance with ORS chapter 183, that:
(a) The contractor or subcontractor has intentionally failed or refused to pay the prevailing rate of wage to workers employed upon public works;
(b) The subcontractor has failed to pay to the subcontractor's employees amounts required under ORS 279C.840 and the contractor has paid the amounts on the subcontractor's behalf;
(c) The contractor or subcontractor has intentionally failed or refused to post the prevailing rates of wage as required under ORS 279C.840 (4); or
(d) The contractor or subcontractor has intentionally falsified information in the certified statements the contractor or subcontractor submitted under ORS 279C.845.
(2) The commissioner shall maintain a written list of the names of contractors and subcontractors the commissioner determines are ineligible under this section and the period of time for which the contractors and subcontractors are ineligible. The commissioner shall publish the list, furnish a copy of the list upon request and make the list available to contracting agencies.
(3) If a contractor or subcontractor is a corporation or a limited liability company, the provisions of this section apply to any corporate officer or agent of the corporation or any member or manager of the limited liability company who is responsible for failing or refusing to pay or post the prevailing rate of wage, failing to pay to a subcontractor's employees amounts required under ORS 279C.840 that the contractor pays on the subcontractor's behalf or intentionally falsifying information in the certified statements the contractor or subcontractor submits under ORS 279C.845.
(4) For good cause shown, the commissioner may remove the name of a contractor or subcontractor from the ineligible list.
(5) When a prevailing rate of wage claim is filed or the commissioner receives evidence indicating that a violation has occurred, a contractor or subcontractor required to pay the prevailing rate of wage to workers employed upon public works under ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 shall send a certified copy of the payroll for workers employed upon public works when the commissioner requests the certified copy.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Public Facilities, Contracting and Insurance § 279C.860 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-26-public-facilities-contracting-and-insurance/or-rev-st-sect-279c-860/
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