Committee approves amended prevailing-wage and workforce rules for public projects; threshold raised to $400,000

Feb 2, 2025

The Transportation and Commerce Committee adopted a committee substitute and two amendments to Board Bill 155 on Jan. 30, clarifying prevailing-wage reporting, enforcement and workforce-utilization goals for public projects and setting the project threshold in amendment 1 at $400,000, with SLDC to set apprentice percentages consistent with the city disparity study.

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The Transportation and Commerce Committee on Jan. 30 adopted a committee substitute to Board Bill 155 and approved two negotiated amendments that substantially revise how the City of St. Louis will set and enforce prevailing-wage and workforce-utilization requirements on public projects.

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