CO HB1319

Modifies prevailing wage requirements for state contracts on public projects valued at $500,000 or more, effective January 1, 2022, requiring agencies to obtain prevailing rates from the state director based on federal Davis-Bacon Act standards.

Creates a temporary exception for solicitations issued between July 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022, requiring agencies to obtain prevailing wage rates directly from the United States Department of Labor instead of the state director.

Requires agencies to maintain schedules of customary prevailing wage rates and payments for employee welfare, pension, vacation, apprentice training, and education funds that are open to public inspection.

Directs the Department of Personnel to publish annual reports detailing apprenticeship training contributions paid by contracting agencies, limited to solicitations issued on or after January 1, 2022.

The temporary provisions for solicitations issued between July 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022 are repealed effective June 30, 2025, or upon notice from the director to the revisor of statutes when all affected projects are completed.