1) When is the prevailing wage rate used?
2) What is the definition of a public works or related projects?
3) Are there project monetary thresholds?
4) Are any types of projects specifically exempted?
5) What is included in the calculation of wage rates?
6) Who calculates the prevailing wage rates?
7) Enforcement: what are the penalties for violations? Criminal or fines?
8) Can contractors be debarred?
9) Are there posting requirements?
10) Does the agency retain any fines for enforcement (i.e. an enforcement fund)?
11) Record Maintenance?
12) Are there any provisions which discuss apprentices?



INDIANA

1) When is the prevailing wage rate used?

A.) Any firm, individual, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation that is awarded a contract by the state, a political subdivision, or a municipal corporation for the construction of a public work, and any subcontractor of the construction, shall pay for each class of work described in subsection (c)(1) on the project a scale of wages that may not be less than the common construction wage. (IC 5-16-7-1 Common construction wage; committee to determine; classification; exemptions.)

B.) Notwithstanding any other law, the provisions of this chapter apply to projects that will be: (1) owned entirely; or(2) leased with an option to purchase;by the state or a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13). (IC 5-16-7-1 Common construction wage; committee to determine; classification; exemptions.)

C.) It is important to note that in Indiana, the "Prevailing Wage Law" is now known as the "Common Construction Law." (Indiana Department of Labor)
REFERENCES
IC 5-16-7 Chapter 7. Wage Scale of Contractors' and Subcontractors' Employees* This is the Indiana Law pertaining to prevailing wage rates.


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