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Construction trade groups warn S.125 certified-payroll rules would burden small contractors
Summary
The Associated General Contractors of Vermont and small contractors told the House General and Housing Committee that Senate language in S.125 requiring weekly certified payroll reporting for many state projects would impose an administrative burden that could discourage small, local firms from bidding on state work.
Representatives of the Associated General Contractors of Vermont (AGC of Vermont) and small contractors testified April 1 that sections of S.125 passed by the Senate (sections 9 and 10, as described by witnesses) would require weekly certified payroll records for certain state construction projects and make those reports subject to inspection by the Department of Labor.
Sarah Mierhoff, director of advocacy and communications for the AGC of Vermont, told the committee the requirement would create a significant administrative burden for small contractors and subcontractors on projects in the $100,000–$200,000 range. "This is quite a bureaucratic burden for contractors, especially in this 100 to $200,000 range," Mierhoff said. She and other witnesses said that, in state…
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