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OR Rev Stat § 279C.600 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.600 - Right of action on payment bond or public works bond of contractor or subcontractor; notice of claim.

(1) A person claiming to have supplied labor or materials for the performance of the work provided for in a public contract, including any person having a direct contractual relationship with the contractor furnishing the payment bond or a direct contractual relationship with any subcontractor, or an assignee of such person, or a person claiming moneys due the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation, the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund or the Department of Revenue in connection with the performance of the contract, has a right of action on the contractor’s payment bond as provided for in ORS 279C.380 and 279C.400 only if: (a) The person or the assignee of the person has not been paid in full; and (b) The person gives written notice of claim, as prescribed in ORS 279C.605, to the contractor and the contracting agency. (2) When, upon investigation, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries has received information indicating that one or more workers providing labor on a public works have not been paid in full at the prevailing rate of wage or overtime wages, the commissioner has a right of action first on the contractor’s public works bond required under ORS 279C.836 and then, for any amount of a claim not satisfied by the public works bond, on the contractor’s payment bond, as provided in ORS 279C.380 and 279C.400. When an investigation indicates that a subcontractor’s workers have not been paid in full at the prevailing rate of wage or overtime wages, the commissioner has a right of action first on the subcontractor’s public works bond and then, for any amount of a claim not satisfied by the subcontractor’s public works bond, on the contractor’s payment bond. The commissioner’s right of action exists without necessity of an assignment and extends to workers on the project who are not identified when the written notice of claim is given, but for whom the commissioner has received information indicating that the workers have provided labor on the public works and have not been paid in full. The commissioner shall give written notice of the claim, as prescribed in ORS 279C.605, to the contracting agency, the Construction Contractors Board, the contractor and, if applicable, the subcontractor. The commissioner may not make a claim for the same unpaid wages against more than one bond under this section. [2003 c.794 §154; 2005 c.360 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.605 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.605 - Notice of claim.

(1) The notice of claim required by ORS 279C.600 must be sent by registered or certified mail or hand delivered no later than 180 days after the day the person last provided labor or furnished materials or 180 days after the worker listed in the notice of claim by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries last provided labor. The notice may be sent or delivered to the contractor or subcontractor at any place the contractor or subcontractor maintains an office or conducts business or at the residence of the contractor or subcontractor. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if the claim is for a required contribution to a fund of an employee benefit plan, the notice required by ORS 279C.600 must be sent or delivered within 200 days after the employee last provided labor or materials. (3) The notice must be in writing substantially as follows: ______________________________________________________________________________ To (here insert the name of the contractor or subcontractor and the name of the public body): Notice hereby is given that the undersigned (here insert the name of the claimant) has a claim for (here insert a brief description of the labor or materials performed or furnished and the person by whom performed or furnished; if the claim is for other than labor or materials, insert a brief description of the claim) in the sum of (here insert the amount) dollars against the (here insert public works bond or payment bond, as applicable) taken from (here insert the name of the principal and, if known, the surety or sureties upon the public works bond or payment bond) for the work of (here insert a brief description of the work concerning which the public works bond or payment bond was taken). Such material or labor was supplied to (here insert the name of the contractor or subcontractor). _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ (4) When notice of claim is given by the commissioner and if the claim includes a worker who is then unidentified, the commissioner shall include in the notice a statement that the claim includes an unidentified worker for whom the commissioner has received information indicating that the worker has not been paid in full at the prevailing rate of wage required by ORS 279C.840 or overtime wages required by ORS 279C.540. (5) The person making the claim or giving the notice shall sign the notice. [2003 c.794 §155; 2005 c.360 §4; 2009 c.160 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.610 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.610 - Action on contractor’s public works bond or payment bond; time limitation.

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries or a person who has a right of action on the public works bond or the payment bond under ORS 279C.600 and, where required, who has filed and served the notice or notices of claim, as required under ORS 279C.600 and 279C.605, or that person’s assignee, may institute an action on the contractor’s public works bond or payment bond in a circuit court of this state or the federal district court of the district. (2) The action shall be on the relation of the commissioner, the claimant, or that person’s assignee, as the case may be, and shall be in the name of the contracting agency that let the contract or, when applicable, the public agency or agencies for whose benefit the contract was let. It may be prosecuted to final judgment and execution for the use and benefit of the commissioner or the claimant, or that person’s assignee, as the fact may appear. (3) The action shall be instituted no later than two years after the person last provided labor or materials or two years after the worker listed in the commissioner’s notice of claim last provided labor. [2003 c.794 §156; 2005 c.360 §5]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.615 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.615 - Preference for labor and material liens.

All labor and material liens have preference and are superior to all other liens and claims of any kind or nature created by ORS 279C.500 to 279C.530 and 279C.600 to 279C.625. [2003 c.794 §157]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.620 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.620 - Rights of person providing medical care to employees of contractor.

A person providing medical, surgical or hospital care services or other needed care and attention, incident to sickness or injury, to the employees of a contractor or subcontractor on a public contract is deemed to have performed labor on the public contract for the purposes of ORS 279C.600 to 279C.625. [2003 c.794 §158]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.625 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.625 - Joint liability when payment bond not executed.

If the public improvement contract is one for which a payment bond as provided for in ORS 279C.380 and 279C.400 is required and the contractor fails to pay for labor or materials or to pay claims due the Industrial Accident Fund, the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund or the Department of Revenue and the officers of the public body that authorized the contract fail or neglect to require the person entering into the contract to execute the payment bond: (1) The State of Oregon and the officers authorizing the contract shall be jointly liable for the labor and materials used in the performance of any work under the contract, and for claims due the Industrial Accident Fund, the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund and the Department of Revenue, if the contract was entered into with the State of Oregon. (2) The public body and the officers authorizing the contract shall be jointly liable for the labor and materials used in the performance of any work under the contract and for claims due the Industrial Accident Fund, the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund and the Department of Revenue, if the contract was entered into on behalf of a public body other than the state. [2003 c.794 §159; 2005 c.103 §35]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.650 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.650 - "Labor dispute" defined.

As used in ORS 279C.650 to 279C.670, "labor dispute" has the meaning given that term in ORS 662.010. [2003 c.794 §160]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.655 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.655 - Extension and compensation when work suspended.

If a public contract is not terminated but work under the contract is suspended by an order of a contracting agency for any reason considered to be in the public interest other than a labor dispute or any third-party judicial proceeding relating to the work other than a suit or action filed in regards to a labor dispute, the contractor is entitled to a reasonable extension of the contract time and reasonable compensation for all costs resulting from the suspension plus a reasonable allowance for overhead with respect to such costs. [2003 c.794 §161]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.660 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.660 - Compensation when contract terminated due to public interest.

When a public contract is terminated by mutual agreement, provision shall be made for the payment of compensation to the contractor. In addition to a reasonable amount of compensation for preparatory work and for all costs and expenses arising out of termination, the amount to be paid to the contractor: (1) Shall be determined on the basis of the contract price in the case of any fully completed separate item or portion of the work for which there is a separate or unit contract price; and (2) May, with respect to any other work, be a percent of the contract price equal to the percentage of the work completed. [2003 c.794 §162]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.665 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.665 - Contractual provisions for compensation when contract terminated due to public interest.

A contracting agency may provide in a public improvement contract detailed provisions under which the contractor shall be entitled, as a matter of right, to compensation upon termination of the contract on account of any reason considered to be in the public interest. [2003 c.794 §163]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.670 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.670 - Application of ORS 279C.650 to 279C.670.

ORS 279C.650 to 279C.670 do not apply to suspension of the work or termination of the contract that occurs as a result of the contractor’s violation of federal, state or local statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations in existence at the time the contract was executed or as a result of violations of the terms of the contract. [2003 c.794 §164]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.805 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.805 - Policy.

The Legislative Assembly declares that the purposes of the prevailing rate of wage law are: (1) To ensure that contractors compete on the ability to perform work competently and efficiently while maintaining community-established compensation standards. (2) To recognize that local participation in publicly financed construction and family wage income and benefits are essential to the protection of community standards. (3) To encourage training and education of workers to industry skills standards. (4) To encourage employers to use funds allocated for employee fringe benefits for the actual purchase of those benefits. [2003 c.794 §166]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.807 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.807 - Workforce diversity for public works projects.

(1) The Bureau of Labor and Industries shall develop and adopt a plan to increase diversity statewide among workers employed on projects subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. The bureau shall develop the plan after conducting a statewide public process to solicit proposals to increase diversity and shall adopt the plan after considering proposals submitted to the bureau. (2) The bureau shall report each year to the Legislative Assembly or to the appropriate legislative interim committee concerning progress that results from the plan adopted under this section and may submit recommendations for legislation or other measures that will improve diversity among workers employed on projects subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. The bureau shall submit the first report no later than January 1, 2009. [2007 c.844 §9] Note: 279C.807 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 279C or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 279C.808 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.808 - Rules.

In accordance with applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall adopt rules necessary to administer ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. [2007 c.764 §45]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.817 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.817 - Determination of applicability of prevailing wage rate; time limitation; hearing; rules.

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall, upon the request of a public agency or other interested person, make a determination about whether a project or proposed project is or would be a public works on which payment of the prevailing rate of wage is or would be required under ORS 279C.840. (2) The requester shall provide the commissioner with information necessary to enable the commissioner to make the determination. (3) The commissioner shall make the determination within 60 days after receiving the request or 60 days after the requester has provided the commissioner with the information necessary to enable the commissioner to make the determination, whichever is later. The commissioner may take additional time to make the determination if the commissioner and the requester mutually agree that the commissioner may do so. (4) The commissioner shall afford the requester or a person adversely affected or aggrieved by the commissioner’s determination a hearing in accordance with ORS 183.413 to 183.470. An order the commissioner issues under ORS 183.413 to 183.470 is subject to judicial review as provided in ORS 183.482. (5) The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing the process for requesting and making the determinations described in this section. [2007 c.764 §43]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.820 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.820 - Advisory committee to assist commissioner.

(1) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall appoint an advisory committee to assist the commissioner in the administration of ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. (2) The advisory committee must include equal representation of members from management and labor in the building and construction industry who perform work on public works contracts and such other interested parties as the commissioner shall appoint. [2003 c.794 §179]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.825 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.825 - Fees; rules.

(1)(a) The Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, by order, shall establish a fee to be paid by the public agency that awards a public works contract subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. The commissioner shall use the fee to pay the costs of: (A) Surveys to determine the prevailing rates of wage; (B) Administering and providing investigations under and enforcement of ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870; and (C) Providing educational programs on public contracting law under the Public Contracting Code. (b) The commissioner shall establish the fee at 0.1 percent of the contract price. However, in no event may a fee be charged and collected that is less than $250 or more than $7,500. (2) The commissioner shall pay moneys received under this section into the State Treasury. The moneys shall be credited to the Prevailing Wage Education and Enforcement Account created by ORS 651.185. (3) The public agency shall pay the fee at the time the public agency notifies the commissioner under ORS 279C.835 a contract subject to the provisions of ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 has been awarded. [2003 c.794 §178; 2007 c.844 §7; 2009 c.161 §1; 2009 c.788 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.827 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.827 - Division of public works project; applicability of prevailing wage rate to divided projects.

(1)(a) A person or public agency may not divide a public works project into more than one contract for the purpose of avoiding compliance with ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. (b) If the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries determines that a person or public agency has divided a public works project into more than one contract for the purpose of avoiding compliance with ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870, the commissioner shall issue an order compelling compliance. (c) In making determinations under this subsection, the commissioner shall consider: (A) The physical separation of the project structures; (B) The timing of the work on project phases or structures; (C) The continuity of project contractors and subcontractors working on project parts or phases; (D) The manner in which the public agency and the contractors administer and implement the project; (E) Whether a single public works project includes several types of improvements or structures; and (F) Whether the combined improvements or structures have an overall purpose or function. (2)(a) The commissioner may apply the considerations set forth in subsection (1)(c) of this section to determine whether to divide a public works project into more than one contract, regardless of whether the commissioner believes that a person or public agency divided the public works project for the purpose of avoiding compliance with ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. (b) If a project is a public works project of the type described in ORS 279C.800 (6)(a)(B) or (C), the commissioner shall divide the project, if appropriate, after applying the considerations set forth in subsection (1)(c) of this section to separate the parts of the project that include funds of a public agency or that will be occupied or used by a public agency from the parts of the project that do not include funds of a public agency and that will not be occupied or used by a public agency. If the commissioner divides the project, any part of the project that does not include funds of a public agency and that will not be occupied or used by a public agency is not subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. (3) If a project includes parts that are owned by a public agency and parts that are owned by a private entity, the commissioner shall divide the project, if appropriate, after applying the considerations set forth in subsections (1)(c) and (2)(b) of this section to separate the parts of the project that are public works from the parts of the project that are not public works. If the commissioner divides the project, parts of the project that are not public works are not subject to ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870. [2007 c.764 §44; 2017 c.334 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.829 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.829 - Agreement with other state to pay less than prevailing rate of wage.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a contracting agency may not enter into an agreement with another state or a political subdivision or agency of another state in which the contracting agency agrees that a contractor or subcontractor may pay less than the prevailing rate of wage determined in accordance with ORS 279C.815 under the terms of a contract for public works to which the contracting agency is a party or of which the contracting agency is a beneficiary. [2009 c.322 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 279C.835 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 07 - Public Facilities and Finance|Chapter 279C - Public Contracting - Public Improvements and Related Contracts|Section 279C.835 - Notifying commissioner of public works contract subject to prevailing wage; payment of fee.

Public agencies shall notify the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries in writing, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, whenever a contract subject to the provisions of ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870 has been awarded. The notification shall be made within 30 days of the date that the contract is awarded. The notification shall include payment of the fee required under ORS 279C.825 and a copy of the disclosure of first-tier subcontractors that was submitted under ORS 279C.370. [2003 c.794 §175; 2009 c.161 §3]