Yes, when it is done in connection with a public works construction project. Only such laborers, workers and mechanics as are directly employed by contractors or subcontractors in actual construction work on the site of the building or construction job, and laborers, workers and mechanics engaged in the transportation of materials and equipment to or from the site , but not including the transportation by the sellers and suppliers or the manufacture or processing of materials or equipment, in the execution of any contract or contracts for public works with any public body shall be deemed to be employed upon public works . This activity requires prevailing wage payments. I am a non-union contractor. All contractors performing construction requiring the payment of prevailing wage must pay ALL components of the prevailing wage package.
Fringe benefits are a part of the total prevailing wage package just like the basic hourly rate.
To be in compliance with the Act, all components of the prevailing wage package must be paid by all contractors who perform work pursuant to the Act regardless of their affiliation or lack of affiliation with a union. The records shall be open at all reasonable hours to inspection by the public body awarding the contract, its officers and agents, and the Director of Labor and his or her deputies and agents. The public body, its officers and agents, and the Director of Labor and his or her deputies and agents, may also subpoena the production of all books, records, and other evidence related to an investigation or hearing. It is the contractors responsibility to pay their workers the proper prevailing wage payments, even if you have not been properly notified by the public body. You would have the right to discuss the situation with the public body and request reimbursement for any shortage caused due to lack of notification.