Procurement
Helpful LinksState of Oregon Contractors Board Information About Oregon's Reciprocal Preference Law
Bureau of Labor and Industries - Prevailing Wage Rates Prevailing wage rates are the minimum wages that must be paid to all workers employed in the construction, major renovation or painting of all public works, unless specifically exempted by state law. |
Updated October 2006 by the College Advancement Department.



Oregon's reciprocal preference law requires public contracting agencies, in determining the lowest responsible bidder, to add a percent increase to each out-of-state bidder's bid price which is equal to the percent of preference given to local bidders in the bidder's home state.