HB4862 Summary

• Amends the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/2) to define "federal construction project" as public works contracted for directly by the federal government.

• Applies prevailing wage requirements to laborers, mechanics, and workers employed on public works projects by public bodies and contractors.

• Defines "public works" to include fixed works constructed or demolished by public bodies or paid for wholly or in part with public funds, including various bond-financed and state-funded projects.

• Defines "construction" to encompass all work on public works involving laborers, workers, or mechanics, including maintenance, repair, assembly, and disassembly work on equipment.

• Effective date: June 1, 2019 (per P.A. 100-1177).