How do the new laws affect projects that were under construction in 2009?
Generally speaking, a project that was under construction in 2009 is subject to the local governmental unit or state agency prevailing wage requirements in place in 2009, not those that went into effect in 2010; except with regard to electronic payroll reporting. Effective January 1, 2010, all contractors working on prevailing wage projects are required to comply with the new law to file payroll records electronically with the Department of Workforce Development on a monthly basis. However, all of the following projects required a prevailing wage rate determination in 2009 and will continue to require a determination in future years: a project completed by one local governmental unit for another local governmental unit, a project where the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to a local governmental unit in lieu of the local government contracting for the construction work, and a project where the completed work is acquired by
