Vermont Statutes Title 29. Public Property and Supplies, § 161. Requirements on State construction projects

(a) Bids; selection.

(b) Each contract awarded under this section for any State project with a construction cost exceeding $100,000.00 a construction project with a construction cost exceeding $200,000.00 that is authorized and at least 50 percent funded by a capital construction act pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 701a, or a construction project with a construction cost exceeding $200,000.00 that is at least 50 percent funded by the Cash Fund for Capital Infrastructure and Other Essential Investments established in 32 V.S.A. § 1001 shall provide that all construction employees working on the project shall be paid not less than the mean prevailing wage published periodically by the Vermont Department of Labor in its occupational employment and wage survey plus an additional fringe benefit of 42 and one-half percent of wage, as calculated by the current Vermont prevailing wage survey. As used in this section, “fringe benefits” means benefits, including paid vacations and holidays, sick leave, employer contributions and reimbursements to health insurance and retirement benefits, and similar benefits that are incidents of employment.

(c) In the construction of any State project, local capable labor shall be utilized whenever practicable, but this section shall not be construed to compel any person to discharge or lay off any regular employee.

(d) Subsections (a) through (c) of this section shall not apply to maintenance or construction projects carried out by the Agency of Transportation and by the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.

(e) The Agency of Administration shall ensure that the State and any of its subdivisions do not contract, directly or indirectly, with employers who are prohibited from contracting by the Commissioner of Labor pursuant to 21 V.S.A. §§ 692, 708, and 1314a or the Commissioner of Financial Regulation pursuant to 8 V.S.A. § 3661.

(f) The Agency of Administration shall maintain a current list of employers that have been prohibited from contracting with the State or any of its subdivisions, and the Agencies of Administration and of Transportation shall publish that list on their websites.