(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any contractor who is awarded a contract for a public project by an agency of government in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars or more, and any subcontractors working on the public project, shall pay their employees at weekly intervals and shall comply with the enforcement provisions established in section 24-92-209. This part 2 applies to a contract for a public project awarded pursuant to part 1 of this article 92 and to an integrated project delivery contract for a public project awarded pursuant to article 93 of this title 24. This part 2 does not apply to contracts for public projects that receive federal funding.
This part 2 does not apply to the department of transportation, regardless of the amount or funding source of the public project; except that the department of transportation is required to pay employees performing work on any public project, regardless of the amount or funding source of the public project, in accordance with the requirements of the federal "DavisBacon Act", 40 U.S.C. sec 3141, et seq.
The director may promulgate rules in accordance with article 4 of this title 24 as maybe necessary to administer and enforce any requirement of this part 2.
Source: L. 2019: Entire part added, (SB 19-196), ch. 316, p. 2950, § 2, effective August 2.