# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 17. Special Provisions -- State and Local Subdivisions

### Subtitle 2. Prevailing Wage Rates -- Public Work Contracts

#### Section 17-212

A member of a public body may not vote for the award of a public work contract or vote to disburse money for the construction of a public work unless:

(1) the public body has asked the Commissioner to determine the prevailing wage rates in the locality for each classification of worker required to perform the public work contract; and

(2) the determination has been made part of the specifications and public work contract for the public work.

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Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)