Prevailing Wage

The Banning of Prevailing Wage in Kansas

April 19, 2013 10:29 AM | Posted by Lamer, Chad

Kansas has not had a state-wide prevailing wage requirement for public projects since 1987, but individual localities could require prevailing wage if they thought it was good public policy. That all changed this week with the passage of House Bill 2069, which bans a political subdivision from requiring the payment of prevailing wage on public projects.

Issue Spotting for P3 Contracts on Public Works in Missouri

August 2, 2012 11:12 AM | Posted by Lamer, Chad

Public Private Partnerships (“P3 Contracts”) create unique challenges for not only Missouri public entities but also for the contractors bidding on jobs that may fall in the grey area between a “public work” and a “private project.” In this posting, we focus on some of the key clauses that should be included in every P3 contract involving “public works.”