Where are prevailing wages applied and to whom?
A. To every employee performing work on a City of Madison Public Works project. Madison general Ordinance 23.01 is in accordance with State of Wisconsin Section 66.0923 and State Administrative Code DWD 290. MGO 23.01 covers all work performed while building or work involving erection, construction, remodeling, repairing or demolitions of buildings, parking lots, highways, streets, bridges, sidewalks, street lighting, traffic signals, sanitary sewers, water mains and appurtenances, storm sewers and grading and landscaping of public lands. All employees working for a contractor who were awarded work to be performed on a City of Madison Public Works contract must pay prevailing wages. (see: Madison General Ordinance 23.01) Also, as indicated in MGO 4.23, it is the policy of the City to assure equitable wages for all building or work which is financed in whole or in part with City financial assistance. The Common Council finds that extending prevailing wages to workers employed on such pr
