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Town reviews new Department of Labor guidance on contractor registration and prevailing wages
Summary
Officials discussed new Department of Labor rules requiring outside contractors to register and obtain a $200 certificate; the minutes note that unregistered contractors may face immediate stop-work orders and that prevailing wages will apply.
The board reviewed new Department of Labor guidance for hiring outside contractors: contractors must register with the DOL and obtain a $200 certificate, and the DOL can issue immediate stop-work orders for unregistered contractors. The minutes record that prevailing-wage rules will apply to work covered by the guidance.
Officials discussed the implications for town contracting and for projects such as Nation Grid and local site work; no formal vote was recorded, but the board took the guidance under advisement for future procurement.
