(A) For purposes of this chapter, the term “PUBLIC WORKS” shall mean the following: any constructing, altering, reconstructing, repairing, rehabilitating, refinishing, refurbishing, remodeling, remediating, renovating, custom fabricating, maintenance, landscaping, improving, moving, wrecking, painting, decorating, demolishing, and adding to or subtracting from any public building, structure, airport facility, highway, roadway, street, alley, bridge, sewer, drain, ditch, sewage disposal plant, water work, parking facility, railroad, excavation, or other project, development, real property, or improvement, or to do any part thereof, whether or not the performance of the work herein described involves the addition to, or fabrication into, any structure, project or development, real property, publicly owned property, or improvement herein described of any material or article of merchandise, which is paid for out of a public fund or out of a special assessment. The term also includes any public works leased by a political subdivision under a lease containing an option to purchase.
(B) For purposes of this chapter, the term “PUBLIC WORKS” shall not include landscaping that is not performed in conjunction with or as part of work otherwise covered under the Prevailing Wage Act (“Act”), ILCS Ch. 820, Act 130 §§ 1 et seq. When no other covered work such as “hardscape” is involved, such landscaping work is not covered work under the Act and shall not be subject to the requirements contained herein.
(Ord. 2019-O-079, passed 12-3-19)