2010 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 34 - Public Buildings and Improvements
34-321 Public policy; prevailing wage contract prohibited; definition

34-321. Public policy; prevailing wage contract prohibited; definition

A. The public interest in the rates of wages paid under public works contracts transcends local or municipal interests and is of statewide concern.

B. Agencies and political subdivisions of this state, including charter cities, shall not by regulation, ordinance or in any other manner require public works contracts to contain a provision requiring the wages paid by the contractor or any subcontractor to be not less than the prevailing rate of wages for work of a similar nature in the state or political subdivision where the project is located.

C. In this section "public works contract" means a contract to which the state or a political subdivision is a party involving the employment of laborers, workmen or mechanics in the construction, alteration or repair of public buildings or improvements.

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