Elimination of the state prevailing wage law requirements would not affect these projects since MoDOT would still be required to meet the federal prevailing wage laws. Therefore, this legislation should not have a fiscal impact on MoDOT construction contracts.
Oversight assumes the proposal offers potential savings to third and fourth class counties.
Contractors could realize a cost savings as a result of being exempt from the prevailing wage law when doing projects for third and fourth class counties. This proposal would exempt third and fourth counties from prevailing wage requirements. This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.