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(a) If health insurance benefits are offered, a wage of no less than $15.00 per hour.
(b) If health benefits are offered, an eligible contractor shall pay no less than fifty (50) percent of the eligible employee’s health benefits premium.
(c) If health insurance benefits are not offered, a wage of no less than $16.50 per hour.
(d) On January 1, 2023, and on each January 1 thereafter, all hourly wage amounts shall be adjusted by the rate of the City of Tucson inflation multiplied by the minimum wage on December 31 of the previous year rounded to the nearest multiple of five cents ($0.05).
(e) If the contract is subject to a prevailing wage requirement or union agreement, the higher wage shall apply.
(f) If health benefits are offered to an eligible employee under an eligible contract, proof of said benefits shall be provided at the time of bid or proposal submission or, as the city may require, in accordance with notification by the city of its intent to award a contract.
(Ord. No. 9913, § 1, 11-17-03; Ord. No. 11296, § 1, 8-5-15; Ord. No. 11903, § 1, 1-25-22)
The city's director of procurement shall monitor compliance, including the investigation of claimed violations, and may promulgate administrative rules and regulations to implement and enforce this article. In the event of any violation of the provisions set forth in this article, the contractor and any subcontractor responsible therefor shall be liable for the unpaid wages and shall pay the eligible employee any amounts underpaid. The city's director of procurement is additionally authorized to take any one (1) or more of the following remedies in the event of a written determination of noncompliance:
(a) Liquidated damages paid to the city in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each incidence of noncompliance for each day of non-compliance and/or each day it continues;
(b) Suspension of further payments on the contract until the violation has ceased;
(c) Suspend and/or terminate the contract for cause; and/or
(d) Debar or suspend the contractor or subcontractor from future city contracts pursuant to article IX.
Protests or appeals of the director's remedies for noncompliance shall be in accordance with article IX.
(Ord. No. 9913, § 1, 11-17-03)
(a) The contractor or subcontractor shall make the records required available for inspection, copying, or transcription by authorized representatives of the city's director of procurement, and shall permit such representatives to interview employees during working hours on the job. If the contractor or subcontractor fails to submit the required records or make them available, the director may, after written notice to the contractor, take such action as may be necessary to cause the suspension of any further payment, advance, or guarantee of funds. Furthermore, failure to submit the required records upon request or to make such records available may be grounds for debarment action pursuant to article IX.
(b) Payrolls and basic records relating thereto shall be maintained by the contractor during the course of the work and preserved for a period for three (3) years thereafter for all eligible employees. Such records shall contain the name, address, and social security number of each such worker, his or her correct classification, hourly rates of wages paid, daily and weekly number of hours worked, deductions made, and actual wages paid.
(Ord. No. 9913, § 1, 11-17-03)
ARTICLE XV. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MITIGATION OF
HEAT- RELATED ILLNESSES AND INJURIES IN THE WORKPLACE
HEAT- RELATED ILLNESSES AND INJURIES IN THE WORKPLACE
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
Sec. 28-160(1). “City” means the City of Tucson.
Sec. 28-160(2). “City Contractor” means any person or entity, other than another government entity, that is performing work for the city other under a city contract.
Sec. 28-160(3). “Outdoor environment” means a location where work activities are conducted outside. The term also includes locations such as sheds, tents, greenhouses, or other structures including, but not limited to, confined spaces, vaults, pipes, wells, and pump houses, where work activities are conducted inside but the temperature is not managed by devices that reduce heat exposure and aid in cooling, such as air-conditioning systems.
Sec. 28-160(4). “Subcontractor” means an entity or individual with a direct contract with a city contractor for all or any portion of the work that is the subject of the city contract.
(Ord. No. 12100, § 1, 6-4-24)
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