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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="17-209" title_number="17" title_name="Special Provisions -- State and Local Subdivisions" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Prevailing Wage Rates -- Public Work Contracts">
  <level label="a">
    <text>One time per year, the Commissioner shall determine the prevailing wage rate for a classification of worker in a locality by considering among other things:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>any other payroll information relevant to the determination; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>wage rates established by collective bargaining agreements.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Commissioner shall mail notice as provided in § 17-210(b)(2) of this subtitle at least 60 days before making a determination under this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The determination, as issued under this section or modified in a proceeding under § 17-211 of this subtitle, is effective for 1 year from the date upon which the Commissioner issued the determination under this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Commissioner shall show on the determination the date upon which it expires.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Upon expiration of the prevailing wage determination for a locality, the Commissioner shall issue a new determination for the locality.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A determination applies to a public work covered by this subtitle that is the subject of a call for bids or proposals published on or before the date upon which it expires.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
