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Board debates pay-application language as members press for protections for subcontractor workers
Summary
Members discussed whether Metro should require subcontractor payment verification, affidavits or withhold payments to general contractors when lower-tier subs are unpaid; staff said current contract language binds Metro to the prime GC and that options used elsewhere include payroll verification, withholding at project-control level and third-party administrators.
The Contract and Compliance Board devoted substantial discussion to pay-application criteria and how to protect subcontractor workers when payments do not pass down the contracting chain.
Council member (Speaker 4) and other members said they want the board to explore mechanisms that protect lower-tier subcontractors, including requiring affidavits from subcontractors or adjusting pay-application documentation so the board can see…
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