Bill > HB1896

This bill modifies the Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act by updating bidding and wage requirements for redevelopment assistance capital projects. For construction projects costing less than $25,000, the bill maintains the existing requirement of soliciting at least three written bids. For projects exceeding $25,000, the bill now mandates that workers must be paid prevailing minimum wage rates as determined by the Secretary of Labor and Industry under the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act. Additionally, the bill clarifies that a redevelopment assistance capital project is considered a public work subject to the Prevailing Wage Act if the work is performed consecutively or within the same project site or structure, regardless of whether the project uses separate contracts or phases. The bill also ensures that construction work remains subject to the Steel Products Procurement Act, which likely requires the use of steel products manufactured in the United States. The changes will take effect 60 days after the bill's enactment, aiming to provide clearer guidelines for bidding and wage standards in public construction projects.

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