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March 6, 2025
Prevailing-Wage Mandates Restrict Illinois Small Contractors’ Ability to Compete for Public Projects
NFIB Illinois submitted written testimony opposing the expansion of the state’s prevailing-wage mandate to the Senate Labor Committee.
Senate Bill (SB) 164, if adopted, would extend Illinois’ prevailing-wage mandate to federal construction projects administered or controlled by either the state government or a local government if the federal prevailing-wage rate was less than or equal to the state prevailing-wage rate.
The Senate Labor Committee took no action on the bill on March 4, but could take it up at the next hearing.
Read NFIB’s written statement here.
Prevailing-wage requirements impose significant administrative burdens and costs on contractors, limiting the pool of contractors with the resources and/or capability to compete for these projects and squeezing smaller contractors out of public contracts.
Prevailing-wage mandates also increase the cost of public infrastructure investments, necessitating additional taxpayer resources to accomplish equal results.
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