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All forms necessary to a public works project are printed in their entirety and provided in the back of this booklet. <br />The instruction sheet WH-38A, is provided to assist contractors in completing the Payroll/Certified Statement. <br />A synopsis of Legislative changes affecting most public agencies which award contracts for public works projects <br />and the contractors working on those projects is given below. <br />• The threshold for PWR projects is now 525,000. <br />• Contractars receiving public works contracts must pay a fee equal to one-tenth of one percent of <br />the total contract price of the project. <br />• All contracts and contract specifications must contain a provision stating that the fee shall be paid <br />to the Bureau. <br />~ Contractors are no longer required to send copies of the certified payroll statements to the Bureau. <br />• Public contracting agencies may not divide projects to avoid compliance with the PWR law. <br />• Civil penalties of up to 55,000 may now be assessed for any violation of the PWR law or the <br />administrative rules. <br />• Effective June 9, 1997, overtime requirements revised. See "General lnformation" pages 2& 3. <br />• Effective September 1, 1996, Truck Driver coverage criteria changed. <br />• Effective April 29, 1997, fringe benefits for apprentices in specific occupations amended. <br />FOR MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THESE CHANGES, CALL THE PREVAILING WAGE RATE <br />COORDINATpR AT (503) 731-4074, EXT. 250. <br />WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE ALL CHANGES NOTICEABLE BY <br />PRINTING THEM IN BOLD TYPE. <br />JULY 1, 1997 PAGE 7 <br />