Metropolitan Council Requires Prevailing Wages on Council Construction Projects

The Building Trades supports prevailing wages on all publicly funded construction projects and congratulates the Metropolitan Council on its new prevailing wage policy.

On June 24, 2020, the Metropolitan Council approved new procurement policies requiring payment of State prevailing wages to workers on Council construction and maintenance projects. The new policy goes into effect in August and applies to Council public works construction and maintenance projects that are let by sealed bids and design-build construction projects that are let by formal requests for proposals after public notice. The Met Council already required prevailing wage on federal and state funded projects like the Southwest Light Rail Transit Line.
 
Prevailing wages ensure construction workers have family sustaining wages, encourage safety and skills training and facilitate a more diverse and inclusive construction workforce. Local contractors are more likely to win bids on construction projects that include prevailing wages.   

More information on prevailing wages can be found here .