A project consists of all construction necessary to complete a facility regardless of the number of contracts involved, as long as all the contracts awarded are closely related in purpose, time, and place to the work being performed. All work necessary to complete a project, including, but not limited to, buildings (including mixed-use development), public works projects, residential developments, and parks will be subject to prevailing wage requirements unless specifically exempted by the St. Paul Labor Standards Unit. Recipients of City money will not be allowed to break up individual components of a project for purposes of avoiding prevailing wage requirements. Site Visits Contractors shall permit City Contract Compliance Staff to conduct unannounced visits to the worksite to interview workers to verfity compliance with prevailing wage. If necessary, compliance staff shall check in at the trailer. However, compliance staff must be allowed to conduct interviews unaccompanied by construction staff.
