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Committee backs ordinance to require prevailing wages and CWAs for large tenant improvement projects on county land
Summary
The committee gave a due-pass recommendation to legislation that would require lessees of county property to pay prevailing wages on lessee-led capital improvements and to use a community workforce agreement for projects of $5 million or more.
The Budget and Fiscal Management Committee gave a unanimous due-pass recommendation Wednesday to a proposed ordinance that would require lessees of King County–owned property to pay prevailing wages for lessee-led capital improvement projects and to sign either the county Master Community Workforce Agreement (MCWA) or a separate community workforce agreement (CWA) for projects estimated at $5 million or more.
Council central staff summarized the proposal and its history, saying the ordinance would apply to new leases and lease amendments entered on or after Jan. 30, 2026, and would require CWA terms or MCWA…
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